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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 2007
Page
13
Iranian police have launched a wide campaign targeting women not following Islamic dress rules. About 17 000 have received warnings at Tehran airport and around 850 detained, with possible court cases for repeat violations. The move prompts debate between hard liners and reformists over civil liberties and youth attitudes.
Excerpts analyze Iran's split over religion and civil rights amid reformist versus hard-line views. It notes Mehdi Mahdavi Azad and others on Afghan progress, Karzai’s pencil symbol, and the Afghan Compact. European debates focus on death penalty vetoes and EU human rights norms amid Polish politics and Russian policy.
Opinion contrasts Columbia University inviting Iran’s Ahmadinejad with critics who call for restraint on free speech. The piece argues the tyrant’s dialogue threatens U.S. security, condemns lenient liberal views, and cites Kenneth Jackson’s defense of toleration as harmful.
The Chicago Tribune piece notes the 1975 family hour aim to shield viewers from sex and violence and cites the Parents Television Council saying the hour is now hijacked by adult content. It argues modern parents should use tools like the v chip and internet filters to set personalized standards.
In a Mississippi River city forum, five Democratic presidential hopefuls attacked Republican fiscal policy, defended Social Security, pensions, and stopgap lending reforms, portraying Democrats as hearing ordinary Americans and pledging practical governance over Bush era excess. The event reached beyond Iowa voters, highlighting independents trending toward the Democrats.
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