The Arab Weekly Article RatingIran's president acknowledges poisoning at girls' schools, orders probe | | AW
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The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.
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| "This is a very fundamentalist thinking surfacing in society, said Hadi Ghaemi, the executive director of the New York-based Centre for Human Rights in Iran." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "A file picture shows Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi addressing lawmakers at the parliament in Tehran, January 22, 2023." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Already, parents have pulled their students from classes, in effect shuttering some schools in Qom in recent weeks as a climate of panic has set in many parts of Iran." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "She cited a supposed communiqué from a group calling itself Fidayeen Velayat that purportedly said, the study of girls is considered haram and threatened to spread the poisoning of girls throughout Iran if girls' schools remain open." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Unlike neighbouring Afghanistan, Iran has no history of Taliban-like religious extremists targeting girls' education." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "The poisonings come at a sensitive time for Iran, which has faced months of nationwide protests since a young woman died in September after being arrested by the morality police for allegedly violating Iran's strict Islamic dress code." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "By doing this, I ensure that no other person is victimized by my actions again and hopefully make an impact on others to follow.Sirhan shot Keedy moments after the U.S. senator from New York claimed victory in California's pivotal Democratic presidential primary in 1968." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "A Christian Palestinian from Jordan who suffered childhood trauma from the bombings in the Middle East, Sirhan has acknowledged he was angry at Keedy for his support of Israel, but he has insisted he doesn't remember the shooting and had been drinking alcohol just beforehand." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Berry said she believes the new board members were influenced by Newsom and by the lawyers representing Keedy's widow and some of his children - several relatives of the slain politician are opposed to Sirhan's release, though not all are." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "A California panel on Wednesday denied parole for Robert F. Keedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan, saying the 78-year-old prisoner still lacks insight into what caused him to shoot the senator and presidential candidate in 1968, Sirhan's lawyer said." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "Sirhan Sirhan, right, accused assassin of Sen. Robert F. Keedy, with his attorney Russell E. Parsons in 1968, in Los Angeles." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "The ruling split the Keedy family, with RFK's widow, Ethel Keedy, and several of Keedy's nine surviving children opposing his parole." | Negative | -58% Liberal |
| "The ruling split the Keedy family, with RFK's widow, Ethel Keedy, and several of Keedy's nine surviving children opposing his parole." | Negative | -58% Liberal |
| "The ruling split the Keedy family, with RFK's widow, Ethel Keedy, and several of Keedy's nine surviving children opposing his parole." | Negative | -58% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
50% : "This is a very fundamentalist thinking surfacing in society," said Hadi Ghaemi, the executive director of the New York-based Centre for Human Rights in Iran.49% : A file picture shows Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi addressing lawmakers at the parliament in Tehran, January 22, 2023.
43% : Already, parents have pulled their students from classes, in effect shuttering some schools in Qom in recent weeks as a climate of panic has set in many parts of Iran.
38% : She cited a supposed communiqué from a group calling itself Fidayeen Velayat that purportedly said, "the study of girls is considered haram" and threatened to "spread the poisoning of girls throughout Iran" if girls' schools remain open.
36% : Unlike neighbouring Afghanistan, Iran has no history of Taliban-like religious extremists targeting girls' education.
30% : The poisonings come at a sensitive time for Iran, which has faced months of nationwide protests since a young woman died in September after being arrested by the morality police for allegedly violating Iran's strict Islamic dress code.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.