Iranian immigrants want Farsi-language Oklahoma driver's license testing
Posted by DarthDilbert at 4/07/2008 08:10:00 PM
The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety is under investigation for violating the civil rights of Iranian immigrants because it refuses to provide the Iranian's with driver's license tests in their native language of Farsi. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched an investigation after receiving a complaint accusing the agency of unlawful discrimination based on their national origin. For not understanding English, these Iranian immigrants sure seem to have an understanding of our legal system.
The complaint was filed on behalf of Fardha Yabba Dabba Sharifi and her husband, Alireza Mohammed Muhammed "Big Mo" Muckety Muck Sanghinmanesh. The couple eventually went to Kansas to pass the driving exam because the Kansas test uses graphic symbols, rather than language, which allowed them to pass. They returned to Oklahoma and exchanged the Kansas licenses for Oklahoma licenses and are now legally licensed to drive in the state.
Neil Boortz
Tulsa World
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