Re: Iranian Americans and PAAIA Outraged by Derogatory Remarks made on Fox Sports about NBA's Iranian Player Hamed Haddadi

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 2:40 AM, PAAIA <info@paaia.org> wrote:

Iranian Americans and PAAIA Outraged by Derogatory Remarks made on Fox Sports about NBA's Iranian Player Hamed Haddadi PAAIA Commends Iranian Americans for Speaking Out and Fox Sports for Issuing Apology Washington D.C. - On Wednesday November 18th, Fox Sports announcers Ralph Lawler and Michael Smith made terribly insensitive and inappropriate on-air remarks about Grizzlies' Iranian center, Hamed Haddadi, during a broadcast of their game with the Los Angeles Clippers.  The announcers' insulting remarks demonstrated a complete lack of cultural sensitivity and respect for Haddadi's Iranian heritage, and have rightfully outraged the Iranian American community.   In a letter to senior executives at Fox Sports, PAAIA has conveyed the community's outrage and its condemnation of such remarks, while also commending them for having since issued an apology to Haddadi and others who have been offended. Click here to read more   APPLICANTS FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION ► Join PAAIA Today! ► Sign up for the PAAIA eNewsletter! ► Donate to PAAIA and make a difference! ► Urge Congress to pass the Nowruz Resolution! To read the Resolution, Click here. ► Urge Congress to pass the DREAM Act! Help deserving students earn a path to legal residency. Take action today! ► Register to Vote, make your voice heard! ► Click here to read PAAIA's Congressional Scorecard, and see how your member of Congress voted on important issues. Alan Khazei Should Get Ted Kennedy's Seat Iranian American scholar Lotfi Zadeh Wins 2009 Benjamin Franklin Medal Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo Wins a Primetime Emmy Award Hamed Haddadi Holds First Basketball Camp for Iranian Americans Shirin Neshat Wins Silver Lion Award at Venice Film Festival Persianesque Magazine Covers PAAIA's Amicus in Iranian Discrimination Case August, 2009 The Jewish Times of Baltimore Covers PAAIA's Amicus in Iranian Discrimination Case August, 2009 Shofar Interview's PAAIA Board Member Sharon Nazarian-Baradaran July, 2009 Iranian Americans Hope for a Greater Voice in U.S. July 21, 2009 Copyright © 2009 PAAIA Home   |   Sitemap   |   Terms of Use   |   Privacy Policy   |   Contact Us

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