Iranian woman barred from office for being too beautiful
Looking at her photos she's definitely pretty but how is she too pretty
to be a council woman? 27 year old architect Nina Siahkali Moradi
finished 14th among 163candidates in a city council election in Iran but
was told a week later that all votes for her were nullified.
According to The Times of London, after news spread that Moradi had been
elected, religious conservatives petitioned to have her disqualified
because she's 'too attractive.' and would be a cause of distraction. "We
don’t want a catwalk model on the council," a senior official in Qazvin
said.
The review board later claimed Nina was
disqualified not because she was too attractive but because of her
'non-observance of Islamic codes'. Some who opposed her election said
she had only been elected because she is young and attractive.
A law expert in Qazvin, told Iran
Wire that the review board violated election law with its decision to
bar Moradi from taking a seat.
by linda ikeji
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