Mastodawn

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:

https://flip.it/kT3Q5f

#Culture #Music #Iran #ParastooAhmady #Rights #HumanRights #WomensRights

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.

NBC News