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Related: About this forumThe Daily Show: Christiane Amanpour on Refusing to Wear Headscarf For Iran's President
"I was not in that moment, as a journalist or a woman, going to put a head scarf on and somehow bind myself." CNN Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour discusses the recent protests in Iran following the death of a 22 year-old woman who was detained by the morality police for showing her hair, the qualms Iranian women have with the government and how the people of Iran want a democracy.
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The Daily Show: Christiane Amanpour on Refusing to Wear Headscarf For Iran's President (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Sep 2022
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Well, he knows that she has nothing to fear from him - unlike the women who are currently protesting
Rhiannon12866
Sep 2022
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JoeOtterbein
(7,702 posts)1. K n R ! Thanks for posting!
One of the brave women journalists, reporting on many women who can only be described as courageous.
Rhiannon12866
(206,601 posts)2. Thanks!
Not to mention, since this was the subject of her interview, we can safely bet he wanted to avoid it.
JoeOtterbein
(7,702 posts)5. No. It looked to me like he was...
...terrified by it!
Rhiannon12866
(206,601 posts)6. Well, he knows that she has nothing to fear from him - unlike the women who are currently protesting
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)3. Kicking for visibility
Rhiannon12866
(206,601 posts)4. Thanks!
This was a blockbuster interview (which hasn't aired on TV yet)!