Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani
Sometimes I find that Carla Bruni, the first lady of France, plays a role that is a bit too representative, often reducing her to her looks. However, I think that she should get credit for recently sending a letter to Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, a woman condemned to stoning in Iran, in order to tell her that she and her husband will do all they can to help her. Unfortunately, the reaction of some Iranian media to this letter was to insult the French first lady in a very harsh way which proves their intolerance.

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After the insightful symposium “Dangerous Films” in June of this year (see 

