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Iran rocked by abuse allegations against top Qur'an reciter | Iran

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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...

Its great that Cline is celebrating Joan Didion but to sell accessories?

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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? Anonymous, via email 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...

Panic and rash decision-making: ex-Bud Light staff on one of the biggest boycotts in US histor

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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...