Vogue Scrubs From The Web It's 'Puff Piece' On Asma al-Assad

A rose in the desert? Vogue's Joan Juliet Buck wrote a gushing feature about the Syrian First Lady that was published just as the president began his brutal crackdown, and weeks later the article vanished from the web. Daily Mail

Vogue Article On ‘Glamorous’ Wife Of Syrian Dictator Scrubbed From The Web -- Toronto Star/Washington Post

It may have been the worst-timed, and most tin-eared, magazine article in decades.

“Asma al-Assad is glamorous, young, and very chic — the freshest and most magnetic of first ladies,” writer Joan Juliet Buck began her profile of Syria’s first lady in Vogue last year. Amid descriptions of Assad’s “energetic grace” and Christian Laboutin shoes, Buck wrote: “The 35-year-old first lady’s central mission is to change the mind-set of six million Syrians under eighteen, encourage them to engage in what she calls ‘active citizenship.’ “

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Update #1: Vogue profile of Syrian leader's wife disappears -- AFP
Update #2: Writer of embarrassing Vogue article that praised wife of Syrian dictator confesses 'horror' at having been near them -- Daily Mail
Update #3: A look at Syria’s first lady (Photo Gallery) -- Washington Post

My Comment: Beauty and style on the outside .... evil and ugliness in the inside.