Iran: attract

Nureddin Zarrinkelk,a professor of fine art known as 'the father of Iranian animation', professor at a Tehran university, is sacked for insulting a female student who was dressed in full chador.
According to the daily Etemad, the incident was sparked during a classroom discussion over an image of a bald angel drawn by a student when the professor asked the woman if she wore the full veil because she herself was bald.
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Ezatollah Zarghami,the conservative head of Iran state-run television appointed by the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said that all Iranian television productions that do not have prayer scenes will not be allowed to air.
The new directive appears to apply to drama series and television films but it is not clear whether it also includes programmes such as game shows and sitcoms.
Children's programmes should also seek to teach the young about praying, which mature muslims are required to perform five times a day.



Iran wants full segregation of sexes also in healthcare.
Health minister Kamran Bagheri Lankarani said that hospitals should implement a 1998 parliament bill that stipulates segregation of sexes.
According to the daily Kargozaran a council has been formed with two parliament members as observers to facilitate the enforcement of this law.
The 1998 bill drew strong criticism and opposition from health workers who considered it impractical due to insufficient numbers of qualified staff from each sex.
The law used to outsource women seeking treatment in Iran's male-dominated healthcare service, however, Lankarani said that in future it could be men who would need an alternative as 67 percent of medical students are women.



In Iran there are childoffenders, still on death row.

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
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