According to The Times of London, 27 year old architect Nina
Siahkali Moradi finished 14th among 163candidates in a city council election in
Iran but was told a week later that all votes for her were nullified.
After news spread that Moradi had been elected, religious
conservatives petitioned to have her disqualified because she's 'too
attractive.' and would be a cause of distraction. "We don’t want a catwalk
model on the council," a senior official in Qazvin said.
The review board later claimed Nina was disqualified not
because she was too attractive but because of her 'non-observance of Islamic
codes'. Some who opposed her election said she had only been elected because
she is young and attractive.
A law expert in Qazvin, told Iran Wire that the review board
violated election law with its decision to bar Moradi from taking a seat.
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