Iran's foreign ministry on Tuesday criticised an Iranian hardline media outlet for calling French first lady Carla Bruni a "prostitute" after she expressed support for an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning.
Agence France Presse reports that Iran's foreign ministry criticised the media this week for branding the French first lady, Carla Bruni, as "prostitute" after she expressed support for a woman sentenced to death by stoning.The Iranian ministry spokesman, Ramin Mehmanparast, told reporters that insulting officials of other countries and using indecent words is not endorsed by the Islamic Republic of Iran. "We don't think using indecent and insulting words is a right move," he said when asked to comment on Iranian media reports that described Bruni as an "immoral" woman and a "prostitute."
"I hope the media will pay attention. The media can criticise the hostile policies of other countries, but by refraining from using insulting words. This is not correct."
About time. The western press dare print a cartoon depicting the Prophet, but the Muslim media can slander and slay whomever they please however they please. Is this a backlash perhaps for Sarkozy banning the burqa in public places in France? Or is it perhaps getting back at France for having the courage to speak out against this abomination of public stoning of a young pregnant woman - who is now also going to receive 99 lashes for having had a photograph taken of herself without the full veil?Last week, Iran's hardline daily Kayhan ran a story headlined "French prostitutes enter the human rights uproar," in which it criticised Bruni and French actress Isabelle Adjani for supporting Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, the 43-year-old Iranian mother of two, who has been sentenced to death by stoning. The case has been dragged to court previously by many Iranians, including Nobel peace winner Shirin Ebadi and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, a top aide of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Kayhan wrote: "Bruni, the singer and depraved actress who managed to break the Sarkozy family and marry the French president and who is said to have an affair with a singer, has said in Sakineh Mohammadi's defence that the verdict is unfair." Kayhan, whose managing director and chief editor is appointed by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is known for harshly insulting Iranian and foreign figures.
Sticks and stones may break the beautiful Sakineh Mohammadi 's bones, but being called a prostitute will not harm us, you dirty old men.
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