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news: strange weather patterns in the global village
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 1994 09:26:26 -0400
------- Forwarded Message | | SPORT - iranian viewers get live world cup broadcasts islamic-style | | teheran, june 18 (nca/reuter) -- for the first time since the | islamic revolution in 1979, iranian soccer fans this year are able to | enjoy live broadcasts of world cup games as they are being played in | the united states. | but iranian t-v viewers were surprised to see spectators | apparently wearing winter coats during yesterday's opening match | between germany and bolivia. that game, which was played in the u.s. | city of chicago, took place in sweltering heat and humidity. | explaining the sitution, javaad motaqi, an advisor to the | director of iran's radio and t-v, said there had been a "correction | of un-islamic scenes". | the aim was apparently to avoid showing women in revealing | clothing which goes against the iranian dress code for women. so | iranian viewers instead saw spectators wearing coats, gloves and hats | in pre-recorded footage from games that were played in the winter. | | | ------- End of Forwarded Message
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