Cartoon 139: Forget About Valentine!

On Valentine’s Day this year, shops were prohibited from displaying any signs or selling any products associated with the “decadent Western cultural phenomenon known as Valentine’s Day,” Iran’s police force announced on February 10.

“Young men and women should not gather in shops and exchange gifts such as dolls, flowers and chocolate… or else the individuals involved as well as the shop owner will face consequences,” the police directive warned. This is Iranian cartoonist Touka Neyestani’s take on the issue.