Saturday, January 21, 2012

Nude Photo of Iranian Actress Golshifteh Farahani Roils Iran

IRANIAN.COM: The publication of a nude picture of a popular Iranian actress currently in exile in Paris has sparked enormous Internet buzz, and polarized many Iranians conflicted about nudity—at a time that Iran’s independent movie community is under severe repression by authorities. Is it a courageous act of challenging Islamic and cultural taboos, or an insensitive and selfish move that might give Tehran hardliners an excuse in to put more pressure on Iran’s independent film community. » | Omid Memarian | The Daily Beast | Friday, January 20, 2012