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| Iranian professor sacked for 'insulting veiled woman' |
| 2007-05-08 |
| A prominent Iranian professor has been sacked for offending a fully veiled woman during class amid mounting protests at a prestigious Iranian university over insults to Islam, the press reported on Monday. The reports said Nureddin Zarrinkelk, a professor of fine art known as the father of Iranian animation, “insulted” the female student at the Tehran University by questioning why she wore the full Islamic chador covering. The incident then sparked more protests at another Tehran university, Amir Kabir, that has already been the scene of demonstrations related to the publication of caricatures deemed offensive to Islam. “The father of Iranian animation was expelled from university and cannot teach in any university because of his insult towards the hijab of a university student,” the Etemad daily reported. It quoted Science Minister Mohammad-Mehdi Zahedi as saying that Zarrinkelk was expelled from Tehran University for “insulting the Islamic hijab” and has been banned from teaching in any university. According to the Etemad reports, the incident was sparked during a classroom discussion over an image of a bald angel drawn by a student when the professor asked the woman if she wore the full veil because she herself was bald. The daily Hezbollah published a picture of a demonstration at Amir Kabir on Sunday over the incident, fuming against “the shameless professor who has insulted the dignity of a covered woman.” The Aftab Yazd said students from several universities assembled for the protests, bearing banners that urged Zahedi to act against such actions or resign. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 If you told me that this incident occurred at a university in California I would not be surprised. |
| Posted by: Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2007-05-08 19:16 |
| #3 Tell this cat-meat to cover her shamefulness and be silent. How dare she criticize an islamic lion? On a related note: Expect Ivy League profs to be fired for "insulting" bitches in bags in 5... 4... 3... |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-05-08 11:15 |
| #2 I see "professor sacked for 'insulting veiled woman'", I expect the location to be US university. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-05-08 10:50 |
| #1 "Hey you ! Yes. I'm talking to the bitch in the bag." What's the issue ? |
| Posted by: Woozle Elmeter2970 2007-05-08 01:08 |