Sticks And Stones: Iran Calls Carla Bruni A Prostitute

Presumably not a great deal was lost in translation here. A government-run Iran newspaper has called France’s first lady Carla Bruni a prostitute after she signed a petition calling for the release of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani. Ashtiani is accused of “cheating on her husband and then helping to kill him” and is set to be stoned to death.

Last week in an open letter Bruni wrote:

“Why shed your blood and deprive your children of their mother? Because you have lived, because you have loved, because you’re a woman, and because you’re an Iranian? Everything within me refuses to accept this”.

The Kayhan subsequently called Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy and Isabelle Adjani, who is also campaigning for Ashtina’s release, “prostitutes” in an editorial and Iranian television accused her of being “immoral.” Amazing how a state-run media can sound so similar to corners of the blogosphere.

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