As X Factor is taking over the world by storm and even visiting the United States last year for the first time. Many are enjoying the singers and the stars that become of it. But in one country in particular the show is banned and not even aired by the government on its networks.
According to Guardian.Co.Uk the Iranian version of XFactor, Googoosh Music Academy, which is is aired by Manoto TV transmitted from London. Manoto TV is a Persian -language entertainment channel that is based in London. Manoto TV is only available in Iran by using illegal satellite dishes that are installed on rooftops.
In the Dailymail.co.uk nearly 700,000 likes have hit the shows facebook page. Forums has been setup talking about the show. What has people in uproar discussion and arguments is the latest winner of Googoosh Music Academy, Ermia, a 31-year-old mother and wife from Iran. The talks are not the fact that she is a woman, but because she is a mother, wife, and most importantly is the fact she wore a hijab during her duration on the show. Many are now saying that the show is fraud and might have been rigged because she won.
In Iran there are religious restrictions and one in particular does not not allow a married woman to sing in public. But with Ermia recieving blessings from her husband to join the show she did it and won. The secular and ultra conservatives are both throwing stones at the show and at Ermia. One group stating she didnt cover enough, while another is saying are we going backwards to a time where women covered up everything in everywhere.
Ermia just wanted to sing and now she might have started something even deeper in Iran.