Metro.usMyMetro Events http://www.metro.us Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 PHOTOS: Boston mourns bombing victims at interfaith memorial http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/2013/04/18/photos/ http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/2013/04/18/photos/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:49:38 +0000 Lenyon Whitaker http://www.metro.us/newyork/?p=136981 People stand near the Cathedral of the Holy Cross as US President Barrack Obama and wife Michelle attend an interfaith prayer service to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings April 18, 2013 in the South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.  Credit: Getty Images Alice Binns, of Dorchester, looks at a makeshift memorial on the Boston Marathon route April 18, 2013 in Boston, Massachussetts.  Credit: Getty Images A Boston Red Sox cap left at a makeshift memorial on the Boston Marathon route April 18, 2013 in Boston.  Credit: Getty Images A running shoe and US flag are part of a memorial on the Boston Marathon route on April 18, 2013 in Boston.  Credit: Getty Images People gather outside of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross as US President Barrack Obama and wife Michelle attend an interfaith prayer service to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings April 18, 2013 in the South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.  Credit: Getty Images People queue for security check outside the Cathedral of the Holy Cross where U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to attend an interfaith service for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings in Boston, Massachusetts.  Credit: Reuters President Barack Obama, and First Lady Michelle Obama an interfaith prayer service for victims of the Boston Marathon attack titled 'Healing Our City,' at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on April 18, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. A nun hugs a woman at an interfaith prayer service for victims of the Boston Marathon attack titled "Healing Our City," and attended by President Barack Obama and  first lady Michelle Obama at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on April 18, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Credit: Getty Images Runners pray at an interfaith prayer service for victims of the Boston Marathon attack titled "Healing Our City," and attended by President Barack Obama and  first lady Michelle Obama at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on April 18, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Credit: Getty Images President Barack Obama speaking at the interfaith memorial service held in Boston Massachusetts. Credit: Nicolaus Czarnecki/Metro People rise to applaude as U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at an  interfaith memorial service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing in Boston, Massachusetts April 18, 2013. Credit: Getty Images

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama joined the city of Boston to mourn the bombing victims at an interfaith memorial service Thursday morning held at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Iranian media Photoshops Michelle Obama’s Oscar dress http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/2013/02/26/iranian-media-photoshops-michelle-obamas-oscar-dress/ http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/2013/02/26/iranian-media-photoshops-michelle-obamas-oscar-dress/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:50:31 +0000 Mary Ann Georgantopoulos http://www.metro.us/newyork/?p=116110 Credit: Getty Images/Fars Credit: Getty Images/Fars[/caption] While we here in the United States gawked at Michelle Obama’s well-sculpted biceps while she presented the award for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, news agencies in Iran were busy Photoshopping her. Fars, a news agency in Iran, Photoshopped pictures of the First Lady by adding sleeves and a higher neckline to her dress, in order to confirm with Iranian restrictions on images of females in the media. [related tag="Oscars"] Michelle Obama presented the Oscar to “Argo” a film about American hostages in Iran. In Iran, rules dictate that Iranian women shown on state television should wear a hijab that covers their hair, arms and legs. The rules vary for foreign women, allowing them to not wear a hijab, but still comply with conservative dress code. This is not the first time a dignitary or celebrity has been censored. Many films are edited frame by frame in order to cover up actors or even delete certain scenes. Iranians were also unhappy with “Argo” winning best picture. Many believe the movie exaggerated Iranian stereotypes and portrayed the country in a negative way, often times not showing a difference between ordinary citizens and revolutionaries in the hostage crisis.   Follow Mary Ann Georgantopoulos on Twitter @marygeorgant]]> Credit: Getty Images/Fars
Credit: Getty Images/Fars

While we here in the United States gawked at Michelle Obama’s well-sculpted biceps while she presented the award for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, news agencies in Iran were busy Photoshopping her.

Fars, a news agency in Iran, Photoshopped pictures of the First Lady by adding sleeves and a higher neckline to her dress, in order to confirm with Iranian restrictions on images of females in the media.

Michelle Obama presented the Oscar to “Argo” a film about American hostages in Iran.

In Iran, rules dictate that Iranian women shown on state television should wear a hijab that covers their hair, arms and legs. The rules vary for foreign women, allowing them to not wear a hijab, but still comply with conservative dress code.

This is not the first time a dignitary or celebrity has been censored. Many films are edited frame by frame in order to cover up actors or even delete certain scenes.

Iranians were also unhappy with “Argo” winning best picture. Many believe the movie exaggerated Iranian stereotypes and portrayed the country in a negative way, often times not showing a difference between ordinary citizens and revolutionaries in the hostage crisis.

 

Follow Mary Ann Georgantopoulos on Twitter @marygeorgant

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