Force eight Egyptian television presenters lose weight – enfemenino.com

     Egyptian public television has suspended several presenters for not having a “right look”. The chain, with the excuse to increase viewership, has given his workers a month to lose weight if they want to return to work on the air. A story that has opened a contentious debate in Egypt.

As reported by the BBC, the Egyptian channel Channel 2 demanded last week eight of its presenters to come down in weight. The journalists have been suspended from their jobs for a month , while the television network has given them to lose weight. It is a requirement that journalists would have to meet to get back before the cameras of various news programs they present. The news has led to the rejection of several groups of women, who also have been surprised that this new regulation not been also applied to men working in the same chain.

this is a humiliating measure that aims, as explained Safaa Hejazi, director of the Union of Egyptian Radio and Television, “offer a more modern image.” One of the directors of the channel is justified on the grounds that “ This is the beginning of a plan to enforce discipline and restore the image of strings . It is essential that presenters pay attention to their appearance, including weight body, “he said in remarks to Gulf News .

During the month will be suspended, presenters continue charging. Khadiga Khattab, one of those affected by this absurd measure, said in the journal Al Watan , which seems a scandal. “I think it really is an attempt to shake off the presenters of success and retain others presenting lacking powerful content programs. My look is my problem, not yours. It’s a private thing and I think my physical is similar to most Egyptian “, explained the presenter in remarks by El País .

Khattab, who presents all Friday a program that provides an overview of the social and cultural issues of the week, has not been the only one who has protested to this initiative. Eman Beibers, president of the Center of Legal Guidance and Awareness of Women, said it is a “violation”. “ is a way to turn the woman into a product is a type of male violence against it.”

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