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Iranian TV bans provocative love stories
Associated Press
Published: 25.09.11, 13:44
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1. Wouldn't the women drown swimming in burkas?
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (09.25.11)
2. I remember reading "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi.
Vlad   (09.26.11)
In the book, Satrapi describes about how she once saw the Japanese drama show "Oshin" translated into Persian on Iranian TV. Its about a poor female hairdresser named Oshin who travels to the city and falls in love a man whose mother was opposed to their marriage. At first, Satrapi didn't understand why the mother hated hairdressers so much. Later, she got to know a girl who worked in media who told her that Oshin was actually a Geisha, and since her profession (practically prostitution) did not meet Islamic morals, the TV station's director decided she'd be a hairdresser.
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