US news anchor refuses to wear hijab
The hijab controversy, which began in Iran on 16 September, is increasing. In the latest case, a TV anchor in New York refused to wear a hijab. Actually, Iran's President Ibrahim Raisi was going to have an interview with the news channel CNN. He put a condition in front of the anchor to take an interview wearing a hijab. The anchor refused to do so.
Iranian President Raisi is in New York these days to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting. During this, on September 21, he was to be interviewed with anchor Christine Emanpour in the international news channel CNN. President Ibrahim asked Christine to wear a hijab and interview her. Christine denied the President's request. He said – there is no rule to wear hijab here. This was the reason why the interview could not take place.
Anchor Christine is an Iranian citizen
Anchor Christine Emanpour is an Iranian. She grew up in Tehran. On being interviewed wearing the president's hijab, Christine said – When I used to report in Iran, I used to wear hijab to follow the law and customs there. Now I am in a country where there is no rule to wear hijab for interview. I will not wear a hijab for an interview with any Iranian official. Since 1995, I have interviewed many people, but no one has asked me to wear the hijab.
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