Christiane Amanpour says she canceled an interview with Iran’s president after she was asked to wear a headscarf to proceed. This comes as protests sweep Iran over the death of a woman detained for allegedly failing to fully cover her hair with her hijab.
"We are in New York, where there is no law or tradition regarding head scarves," the journalist wrote."I pointed out that no previous Iranian president has required this when I have interviewed them outside Iran."alluded to the protests sweeping
" Iran currently after a woman — who was detained by morality police for allegedly not fully covering her hair with her hijab — died in police custody. "As protests continue in Iran and people are being killed, it would have been an important moment to speak with President Raisi," Amanpour said. And so we walked away. The interview didn’t happen. As protests continue in Iran and people are being killed, it would have been an important moment to speak with President Raisi. 7/7
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