In a scathing political move, bakeries in Iran have changed the name of Danish pastries to "Roses of the Prophet Muhammad" in protest of the cartoons published in a Danish newspaper in September.
It seems that most customers in Iran really couldn't give a damn.
"I just want the sweet pastries. I have nothing to do with the name," shopper Zohreh Masoumi said.
Ah, a voice of reason! Seriously, though, does changing the name really prove anything? The whole "freedom fries" fiasco never really ran its course in the U.S.
Still, I have to say I am a bit annoyed by this. I'll be damned if you can get a danish of any kind here in Greece, yet they seem to be popular in Iran. I think I'll have to protest.
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Kind of like Turkish coffee became Greek coffee after some political conflicts in Cyprus?
You're right, it's silly.
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