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Afghanistan ( Parliamentarian Vows Jihad Against Upcoming Talent Show )

Saturday, 27 July 2013   

An Islamic parliamentarian in Afghanistan warns that he will start a jihad against shows such as the planned "Afghanistan's Got Talent" and already existing shows of similar nature because of an unwanted Western influence upon the country.

Mohabat News - Shows modeled after "The Voice" and "Pop Idol" have been popular for quite some time in a nation with a youthful demographics and where television has proliferated since the Taliban left power in Kabul in 2001.

Abdul Sattar Khawasi is leading the campaign against talent and reality shows, and has the promise of the Afghan minister to review the programming, according to The Telegraph.

"I have already made it clear in the lower house that I am going to start a jihad against these kind of shows and programs on our television channels," Khawasi said.

Despite the popularity of the shows, many in Afghanistan are wary as they continue to live under strict laws by conservative clerics. However, there's been a surge in broadcasting and media since the five-year reign of the Taliban, when television, films and videos were banned, according to The Telegraph.

It is estimated that Afghanistan is now home to 75 television stations and 175 radio stations, and some say that it is a sign of the country's expanding democracy and freedom. Apparently, the demand for talent and reality shows has also grown.

Afghanistan's version of American Idol, "Afghan Star," has been one of the most popular shows on TV during eight prime-time seasons since 2005, according to AFP.

"Afghanistan's Got Talent," a local franchise of the show created by producer Simon Cowell, is scheduled to begin airing in October.

The shows have come with much resistance in some cases, such as during the first season of "Afghan Star," one woman went into hiding when her headscarf slipped as she danced.

"Voice of Afghanistan," patterned after "The Voice," has had a rough time this year when one of the three singing coaches was criticized heavily on social media sites for not wearing a headscarf and wearing figure-hugging clothes.

According to The Telegraph, messages posted on the show's Facebook page also include complaints about Afghan women shown dancing.

Khawasi added: "Look at its name, 'The Voice of Afghanistan,' how sweet the name is and how great it looks, but unfortunately look at the contents of the show – it does not represent the culture and customs of our country." / source: christianpost

EGYPT ( Egyptian Government Authorizes Military Police to Arrest Civilians )

 
CAIRO – Egypt’s interim president, Adly Mansour, issued a decree giving Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi authorization to order the military police to arrest civilians.

According to the daily Al Wasat, which printed the decree published Sunday in the official state bulletin, Mansour extended a series of presidential prerogatives to Beblawi, including the arrest authorization.

The move may be interpreted as another step to increase the repression of demonstrators supporting deposed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, who was ousted by the military on July 3.

Since the lifting in May 2012 of the emergency law, which had been in effect in Egypt since 1981 ostensibly to fight terrorism, the police had been the only organization allowed to arrest civilians.

However, on June 13, 2012, the Justice Ministry issued a decree authorizing the military police to arrest civilians for specific common crimes, although a few days later the Supreme Administrative Court in Cairo ordered that measure suspended.

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Iran ( Citizen reporters' or bloggers that send out reports to countries will be treated as "Spies " )

NCRI- Iranians have been warned that any 'citizen reporters' who send news reports or video footage outside the country will be treated as spies.
The official told the state-affiliated Bashgah Khabarnegarn website on July 26: "This is an easy way for collecting information, a considerable part of which can be used by intelligence service to depict a bleak picture of the country and is used in psychological warfare in the media against the Islamic Republic."

And he warned: "Sending any type of information out of the country for foreigners under any pretext is a crime and those who commit such acts will be dealt with harshly."
The Bashgah Khabarnegarn website said the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) had utilized activists to 'gather information and documentation', and who were arrested and put on trial by the regime's security apparatus.
The Iranian regime had executed PMOI (MEK) supporters for sending a video clip of 2009 anti-regime protests to Persian a language satellite TV channel outside Iran.
During the June election, many activists supporting PMOI (MEK) sent video clips of anti-regime graffiti in cities across Iran, and the displaying of huge banners of Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the Iranian Resistance, on a main highway in Tehran.