Iran This article is more than 7 years oldIran rocked by abuse allegations against top Qur'an reciterThis article is more than 7 years oldComplainants use banned media outlets to accuse Saeed Toosi of sexually abusing them when they were aged 12 to 13
Iran has been shaken by scandalous allegations against a top Qur’an reciter, who is accused of sexually abusing underage trainees, in the first case of its kind to cast a spotlight on the taboo topic. Read More...
Ask HadleyCelineThe line between celebration and exploitation is a fine one – and I’m not really sure my literary hero should be fronting a fashion advertisementSo Joan Didion is the face of the French brand Céline this season. That’s big fashion news, isn’t it?
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It is indeed. The question is, is it good news? Ostensibly yes, it’s great. Hurrah! Fashion celebrating intelligence and heralding one of the finest writers of the past half-century as a role model as opposed to some random skinny 19-year-old with an Instagram account. Read More...
LGBTQ+ rightsA partnership with the influencer Dylan Mulvaney prompted a backlash that tanked sales. Insiders condemn the company’s response
When Anheuser-Busch InBev, the multinational beer company, promoted Alissa Heinerscheid to vice-president of marketing for Bud Light in July 2022, she became the first female VP in the beer’s 40-year history. “It’s just old white men,” says one former employee of the company leadership. “That’s why we were excited to at least have Alissa in that role. Read More...