Iranian actress cancels trip to Oscars to protest Trump
Independent hub for Iran-related news and events, Kodoom.com: Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti, who is invited to attend this year's Academy Awards in Hollywood for her lead role in The Salesman, Asghar Farhadi's new Oscar nominee, has canceled plans to attend Oscars. In a Tweet, Alidoosti calls Trump's executive order on visa bans to Iranians, racist (news link), and calls it racist.
Alidoosti, who is an outspoken feminist, has also defied Iranian government in the past by showing up with tattoos and loose head scarf in international Press Conferences, despite strict behavioral and Hijab guidelines imposed by the Islamists on Iranian actresses.
Despite Trump's rhetoric and actions against Iranians, to date no Iranian citizens have been convicted in the United States of terrorist related activities. The new visa ban includes also Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Sudan and Somalia but not Saudi Arabia or Pakistan although several Saudi Arabian and Pakistani citizens have been implicated in terrorist related activities in the United States.
Shortly before issuing an executive order to ban visa to Iranians, Trump thanked an Iranian American photographer, Abbas Shirmohammadi, who has captured an image of the contested crowds in Trump's inauguration. Trump has framed Shirmohammadi's panoramic photograph, and placed it prominently in the White House Press Hall, as proof his inauguration crowds were impressive despite aerial photos shared on the media showing large patches of empty spaces.
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