Middle East Focus: Joe McCarthy is Alive and Well (also) in Tehran and the Middle East…………

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Joe McCarthy is Alive and Well (also) in Tehran and the Middle East…………

“Forget "wardrobe malfunctions" like the infamous 2004 Super Bowl halftime mishap that concerned federal regulators. Celebrities in Iran have bigger things to worry about, like getting blacklisted from the little screen by the government just as the big Ramadan television season gets underway. The moderate daily newspaper Mardom Salari printed a list of singers, poets, actors and other celebrities it claims have been banned from appearing on television for supporting the political opposition known as the "green movement." In the past, cultural authorities have denied the existence of such a list, but the report includes the names of many high-profile figures. Among them are Parviz Parastoui, a well-known cinema and theater actor who openly sided with former presidential candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi ……”
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