Another proof positive that many a Muslim is afraid of women. They feel intimidated by women's beauty (that's why they insist that women cover themselves), by their inteligent (that's why the prophet pronounced women as having less inteligence than men. LOL). In suppressing women's rights the Muslim men created something they are afraid of. Nay, something they are petrified about. Gabriella
________________________________ From: Bukan Pedanda <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, 15 August 2013 2:58 AM Subject: [proletar] al-arabiya: ‘Too sexy’ for Ayatollah? Iranian councilor banned for ‘model’ looks `Too sexy' for Ayatollah? Iranian councilor banned for `model' looks Wednesday, 14 August 2013 Nina Siakhali Moradi was barred from taking up her post as councilor in Qazvin. (Photo courtesy: IranWire) Al Arabiya Despite promises made by Iran's new President, Hassan Rowhani, that women's civil rights will improve under his government, a city councilor has been barred from office for being "too sexy," British daily The Times reported on Wednesday. Nina Siakhali Moradi was prevented from taking up a post on the city council in Qazvin, the ancient capital of the Persian Empire, 100 miles north west of Tehran, after her election was overturned by religious conservatives. Even with more than 10,000 votes in the June election, putting her 14th out of 163 candidates and winning her a council seat, the 27-year-old engineer and website designer had her political career cut short because she was deemed too attractive to take up the post. "We don't want a catwalk model on the council," a senior official in Qazvin told local press. Moradi ran under the slogan "Young ideas for a young future," pushing for better women's rights in Qazvin, the restoration of the old city and greater youth involvement in town planning. She had been vetted and approved as a candidate by Iran's judiciary and intelligence services. Her liberal views appeared popular with the electorate, The Times reported. Moradi's campaign posters showed her wearing strict hijab without a strand of hair on display. Despite this, conservative religious groups launched protests to demand her disqualification as soon as her election was confirmed. Religious conservatives called Moradi's campaign posters "vulgar and anti-religious." (Photo courtesy: Supplied) In a letter to the governor of Qazvin, a coalition of religious groups condemned the "vulgar and anti-religious" posters and said they breached Islamic law. News website IranWire reported that there were other objections to her campaign. According to the website, her headquarters became a gathering place for local young people, whose behavior and clothing provoked criticism from her opponents, mostly older conservative men. The complaint was challenged but ultimately upheld. She was disqualified for not "observing the Islamic norms." Citing local media, IranWire reported that authorities had also confiscated the campaign posters of two other female candidates, Maryam Nakhostin-Ahmadi and Shahla Atefeh, and detained both for questioning. President Rowhani is expected to bring a new era in women's rights. In a televised debate during his election campaign, he announced: "I will form a women's affairs ministry to return their trampled rights to them." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
