Last week, 27-year-old Iranian architect Nina Siahkali Moradi made global headlines when she was denied a seat in Qazvin City Council in Iran because, according to global headlines, she was deemed "too attractive" for office.
Moradi received a total of 10,000 votes in the elections and was set to take up a council seat that was vacated by a newly chosen mayor. That is, until she was disqualified by the review board. “We don't want a catwalk model on the council,” a senior official reportedly said.
As the world gasped at the seemingly bizarre decision, it’s easy to get lost in a sea of vitriol. What many news outlets failed to mention, however, is that she was technically ousted because of a breach in dress code - specifically, she wasn't wearing a full-length chador in her election campaign poster.
We invite our users to read the complete article published August 19 2013
Last week, 27-year-old Iranian architect Nina Siahkali Moradi made global headlines when she was denied a seat in Qazvin City Council in Iran because, according to global headlines, she was deemed "too attractive" for office.
Moradi received a total of 10,000 votes in the elections and was set to take up a council seat that was vacated by a newly chosen mayor. That is, until she was disqualified by the review board. “We don't want a catwalk model on the council,” a senior official reportedly said.
As the world gasped at the seemingly bizarre decision, it’s easy to get lost in a sea of vitriol. What many news outlets failed to mention, however, is that she was technically ousted because of a breach in dress code - specifically, she wasn't wearing a full-length chador in her election campaign poster.
We invite our users to read the complete article published August 19 2013