26 Sep 2012
Iranian
lawmakers have demanded a newspaper to cease printing immediately over a
cartoon which shows a group of people closing each other’s eyes with
ribbons. The lawmakers also wanted
the Managing Director of the daily arrested which is described by
opponents as “politically motivated”.
Shargh newspaper, one of the few remaining dailies close to the reformists, published the cartoon on Tuesday and provoked anger among Iranian lawmakers as well as officials, who said the cartoon insulted Iranian fighters in the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988). Iranian soldiers usually had ribbons reading holy words on their foreheads during the war. However, the cartoon by Hadi Heidari, a well-known cartoonist, doesn’t display any armed person or military-related object, Your Middle East Web reported.
Hadi Heidari, a member of the international federation of journalists, wrote a short text on his Facebook account after the controversy surrounding his cartoon.
“Those who know my past and my family are aware of my strong devotion to the gallant fighters of the war,” he said. “In no circumstances, I would insult these honorable, who all of us are indebted to their sacrifices.”
The intention of drawing this cartoon was to demonstrate “ignorance” through a group of people closing each other’s eyes in a bright day to avoid seeing the sunlight, he argued.
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Shargh newspaper, one of the few remaining dailies close to the reformists, published the cartoon on Tuesday and provoked anger among Iranian lawmakers as well as officials, who said the cartoon insulted Iranian fighters in the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988). Iranian soldiers usually had ribbons reading holy words on their foreheads during the war. However, the cartoon by Hadi Heidari, a well-known cartoonist, doesn’t display any armed person or military-related object, Your Middle East Web reported.
Hadi Heidari, a member of the international federation of journalists, wrote a short text on his Facebook account after the controversy surrounding his cartoon.
“Those who know my past and my family are aware of my strong devotion to the gallant fighters of the war,” he said. “In no circumstances, I would insult these honorable, who all of us are indebted to their sacrifices.”
The intention of drawing this cartoon was to demonstrate “ignorance” through a group of people closing each other’s eyes in a bright day to avoid seeing the sunlight, he argued.
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