Whatever.
Posted on 09/22/2022 10:06:17 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
Iran’s president walked out on an interview with CNN Wednesday, after one of the anchors refused his demand she wear a hijab.
The interview was to be held in New York Wednesday, during Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to the US for his address at the United Nations General Assembly.
Christiane Amanpour, a veteran journalist for the cable news channel, was waiting to interview Raisi Wednesday when an aide to the Iranian president urged her to wear a headscarf, she tweeted Thursday.
“This was going to be President Raisi’s first ever interview on US soil, during his visit to NY for UNGA. After weeks of planning and eight hours of setting up translation equipment, lights and cameras, we were ready. But no sign of President Raisi.”
“40 minutes after the interview had been due to start, an aide came over. The president, he said, was suggesting I wear a headscarf, because it’s the holy months of Muharram and Safar.”
Amanpour, who has interviewed numerous world leaders including two Iranian presidents, declined Raisi’s request, noting that neither of his predecessors whom she had interviewed had made any similar demands.
“I politely declined. We are in New York, where there is no law or tradition regarding headscarves. I pointed out that no previous Iranian president has required this when I have interviewed them outside Iran.”
“The aide made it clear that the interview would not happen if I did not wear a headscarf. He said it was ‘a matter of respect,’ and referred to ‘the situation in Iran’ - alluding to the protests sweeping the country.”
“Again, I said that I couldn’t agree to this unprecedented and unexpected condition....
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Good for her
Why won’t she embrace the diversity? Clearly a racist bigot, must be supercalifraginistic ultra maga
Whatever.
I’m pleasantly surprised.
When in Rome, and all. But not in New York.
Waiting for CNN to apologize in 3...2...
> The interview was to be held in New York... <
That’s the key point right there. New York is a hellhole. But it’s not a Muslim hellhole.
Kudos to Christiane Amanpour for standing her ground. I just hope that she’s not forced to issue some sort of semi-apologetic “clarification” later
I would make her wear a paper bag over her face
Like Islamic fanboi Barry Obama, imbecile Biden is going to give zero support, in words or otherwise, to the Iranian protesters fighting for minimum human rights.
Its so schizophrenic, isn’t it?
The same people who will applaud you for being a devout or even radical muslim, when politics demands it.
will then applaud you for being a pro-abort, bra-burning feminist, when politics demands it.
Now back to hating the Donald.
Didn’t want the folks in Iran to see it. They have TV’s too.
She’s a total leftist she should love wearing that persian dew rag
Amanpour is lovely with an impressive amount of knowledge and and excellent rapport with so many.
Christiane Amanpour is still doing interviews??
WHO KNEW!?
Thank you Christiane, for showing some integrity.
Their heads must be filled with packing peanuts.
Shiite extremest vs. CNN anchor.
Can’t pick a side on this one.
Why was that Iranian POS allowed into the US anyway?
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