Attacking by oblique means and stealthy feints since 2007
Mazel Tov! China Radio International has just launched its Hebrew site: hebrew.cri.cn. The site is completely in Hebrew and is part of CRI’s plan to represent China in as many languages as possible. The Hebrew site is run by two Israelis and three Hebrew-speaking Chinese nationals.
Now if there was only a Chinese version of Galei Tzahal…
The Guardian reports on a Chinese clothing company that has angered Iranians by creating a line of jeans bearing the Islamic expression “In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful”.
A Chinese clothing manufacturer probably thought it was on to a winner by exporting jeans bearing the Islamic expression “In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful” to Iran. But an otherwise sound marketing ploy was undone by one embarrassing flaw: the phrase (Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim in Arabic), which graces each of the Qur’an’s 114 chapters, was prominently displayed on the pockets of the jeans’ backsides, something likely to be seen as disrespectful by devout Muslims.
The Guardian is quoting Asriran.com who is accusing China of “attacking Iranian Muslim sacred symbols in the most offensive manner”. Also, the importers of the Jeans have been arrested.