Letter about: Iranian actress Marzieh Vafamehr sentenced to 90 lashes, for role in My Tehran for Sale

Dear Moderate Muslim Voices,

90 lashes and one year in jail sounds pretty harsh for playing a role in a film, even if it is over a controversial topic. Considering the amount of media attention it is receiving this week, it is safe to say that people are pretty disturbed by Iranian actress Marzieh Vafamehr’s recent punishment for her role in the film My Tehran For Sale. With the increase in media coverage, it will definitely be interesting to see what happens next.

After reading your post I wanted to suggest a video to you that was posted today on Newsy. Newsy is an online news service that creates short videos highlighting how different organizations cover news topics. This video provides a great summary of the situation. including some details about the charges against Vafamehr and some quotes from others that were involved in the film.

It’s a very informative video, and I think it would be a great addition to your post!

http://www.newsy.com/8855/ [Video]

Thanks,

Rachel Coleman

People Of Pakistan Are Suffering as Always

by Sarah
Morale of whole Pakistani nation is down because of the double failure of it's Intelligence services. Time and again ISI has compared itself to CIA and complained that CIA doesn't respect it and withholds information. The question all the Pakistani politicians have dodged is, why was Bin-Laden's presence not known to Pakistan? For over a week now Pakistan has been complaining about the attack on it's sovereignty, how in the world the leaders of that country think that U.S. would trust them, the idea itself is laughable. After receiving $20 billion in aid or handout whatever way you like to call it, the condition of the country has not changed. People are still suffering from wide power outages, inflation, unemployment, suicide attacks etc. Gilani gives a speech in English last week for American consumption still thinking he can fool them. Some one needs to tell him to stop talking, because no one believes anything that comes out of his mouth.
Best of luck to Pakistan and it's people
Sarah

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