Flipboard Culture DeskDec 15, 2024

Singer Parastoo Ahmady posted a 27-minute long video of a recent concert during which she sang in a sleeveless dress with her hair down accompanied by four male musicians. But the performance was in Iran, and Ahmady wasn’t wearing a hijab. The singer was arrested on Saturday. @NBCNews has more:

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Singer in Iran arrested after performing on YouTube without a hijab

A woman was arrested in Iran after she posted a video of herself singing without a hijab on YouTube, even though the Iranian parliament passed a new, stricter law on women's modesty that rights groups have criticized.

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LiberoReporter News Dec 14, 2024
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Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmady arrested after YouTube concert without veil VIDEO

🔊 Ascolta articolo - Arrested in Sari City for violating Islamic rules Iranian authorities arrested 27-year-old singer Parastoo Ahmady after she performed in a virtual concert on YouTube. According to Milad Panahipour, the singer’s lawyer, the arrest took place in Sari City, capital of the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran. Ahmady was accused of violating […]

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