{"id":49194,"date":"2022-09-23T08:33:12","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T08:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=49194"},"modified":"2022-09-23T08:33:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T08:33:16","slug":"cnn-cancels-interview-with-iranian-president-over-headscarf-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=49194","title":{"rendered":"CNN cancels interview with Iranian president over headscarf demand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Veteran CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour cancelled an interview with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi after he demanded she wears a headscarf for their meeting in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amanpour pointed out that no previous presidents had requested this when she interviewed them outside Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She says a Raisi aide told her it was because of \u201cthe situation in Iran\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The death of a woman detained in Iran for allegedly breaking headscarf rules has sparked violent unrest there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mahsa Amini, 22, fell into a coma last week, hours after morality police arrested her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officers reportedly beat Ms Amini\u2019s head with a baton and banged her head against one of their vehicles. The police have said there is no evidence of any mistreatment and that she suffered \u201csudden heart failure\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The protests, now in their seventh day, have reached 80 other cities and towns in the Islamic Republic. At least&nbsp;17 people have been killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The interview would have been Mr Raisi\u2019s first on US soil, during his visit to the UN General Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amanpour said she had been ready to conduct it when one of the president\u2019s aides insisted she covered her hair at Mr Raisi\u2019s request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are in New York, where there is no law or tradition regarding headscarves,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amanpour\/status\/1572928513375670274?s=20&amp;t=1S25Zd84wIyudSFomhy2Ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">she said later on Twitter.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amanpour said Mr Raisi\u2019s aide had made it clear an interview would not happen if she did not wear a headscarf, saying it was \u201ca matter of respect\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her team walked away from the interview refusing what she called the \u201cunprecedented and unexpected condition\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US anchor later posted a picture of herself without a headscarf in front of an empty chair where Mr Raisi would have sat for their interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Raisi was elected last year and signed an order in August to enforce a new list of restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These included the introduction of surveillance cameras to monitor and fine unveiled women or refer them for \u201ccounselling\u201d, and a mandatory prison sentence for any Iranian who questioned or posted content against the hijab (headscarf) rules online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The restrictions led to an increase in arrests but also sparked a surge in women posting photos and videos of themselves without headscarves on social media \u2013 something that has only intensified in the days following Ms Amini\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-205-1024x204.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-205-1024x204.png\" alt=\"CNN cancels interview with Iranian president over headscarf demand\" class=\"wp-image-10032175825\" title=\"CNN cancels interview with Iranian president over headscarf demand\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a question women correspondents confront when interviewing senior officials where headscarves are an issue. When we work in Iran, where covering is obligatory, we\u2019ve had to comply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past, Iranian officials have accepted the rule doesn\u2019t apply beyond their borders. But the image of an unveiled female correspondent \u2013 and one with Iranian ancestry \u2013 questioning an ultra-conservative president on what is now an explosive issue at home must have been seen as too politically risky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a similar sensitivity in Taliban-run Afghanistan. Some senior Taliban have even told us there can\u2019t be images of them sitting with a woman journalist. But some are less strict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of us are usually guided by what works best to achieve the best interview. There\u2019s a balance between not showing disrespect and not accepting dictates. But when the interview is about headscarves, that\u2019s a different story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEND A STORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you have a story for us or need a promotion \/ advertisement? Submit them via our email\u00a0<strong><a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour cancelled an interview with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi after he demanded she wears a headscarf for their meeting in New York. Amanpour pointed out that no previous presidents had requested this when she interviewed them outside Iran. 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