Western Music Is Banned
TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (AP) - President Ahmadinejad has banned Western music from Iran's radio and television stations, reviving a cultural decree from the early days of the 1979 revolution.
Songs like George Michael's "Careless Whisper," Eric Clapton's "Rush" and the Eagles' "Hotel California" have regularly accompanied Iranian broadcasts, as do tunes by the saxophonist Kenny G.
But the official daily Iran reported Monday that Mr. Ahmadinejad, as the leader of the Supreme Cultural Revolutionary Council, ordered the enforcement of a ruling by the council in October to ban Western music.
Music was outlawed as un-Islamic by Ayatollah Khomeini soon after the revolution. But as the fervor of the revolution started to fade, light classical music was allowed on radio and television. Some public concerts reappeared in the late 1980's.
2 comments:
As far as banning the groups mentioned in the article, I have to say I'm all for the ban. Good on yer, Ayatollah!
What's with the Eagles? In another article today in the Post they talk about how some dude was driving down the road in Tehran cranking 'Hotel California'!?
It must be some kind of Iranian touchstone. Maybe they can issue at fatwa for Ashlee Simpson and anyone associated with American Idol.
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