| Submit your comments on this article |
| Arabia |
| Five newsreaders quit Al Jazeera after Muslim boss tells them what to wear |
| 2010-05-31 |
| Note how Australian media tries to hide the fact that Muslim Men are dictating to women what to wear. Tries to trivialise what is actually women's rights into 'fashion' Five female Al Jazeera news presenters have quit after management claimed they weren't dressed appropriately enough on-air. The women filed a complaint in January over offensive remarks made by deputy editor-in-chief Ayman Jaballah about "clothes and decency", the Al-Hayat News reports. When an Al Jazeera committee found Mr Jaballah's remarks were purely professional, the women quit. A journalist who did not want to be named said the resignation was not just motivated by the growing pressure on presenters concerning their dress code. "The conflicts run much deeper," the journalist told AFP. Three other female presenters have also filed complaints about Mr Jaballah's remarks but have not resigned. "It is the network's prerogative to oversee the general appearance of the anchors on screen," the investigating committee told Al-Hayat. "It is its prerogative to place conditions and restrictions that support the spirit of the channel and its principles." The five anchors who reportedly resigned are Jumana Taymoor, Lina Zahr al-Din and Julnar Musa of Lebanon, Luna al-Shibl of Syria and Nofar Afali of Tunisia. Al Jazeera was established in 1996 as a news channel providing wide media coverage across the Arab world. |
| Posted by:anon1 |
| #4 Green helmets didn't fit. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2010-05-31 18:14 |
| #3 We could always translate Naked News into Arabic and send the signal out unencrypted. We could call it Al Jizeera. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-05-31 16:58 |
| #2 We could always translate Naked News into Arabic and send the signal out unencrypted. |
| Posted by: Skunky Glins**** 2010-05-31 16:30 |
| #1 This is what the Islamic world wants every office to be like, live free or die! |
| Posted by: Bugs Spealing3182 2010-05-31 14:34 |