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New Delhi: A female YouTube singer Parastu Ahmadi has been arrested in Iran for performing a concert without hijab. Iranian authorities took this action after his virtual concert video went viral. Ahmadi was detained on Saturday in Sari city of Mazandaran province, 280 km from Iran’s capital Tehran.
Performance in sleeveless dress and open hair
This video of Parastu Ahmadi, in which she is singing with four male singers in a sleeveless black dress and with open hair, has gone viral on social media. The video has been viewed more than 1.5 million times on YouTube so far.
Emotional post on social media
Parastu Ahmadi also wrote a post on social media about his singing, in which he said:
“I am Parastu, a girl who wants to sing for the people I love. This is a right that I cannot ignore. I sing for the land I love passionately.”
He further wrote:
“Hear my voice in this imaginary concert and imagine this beautiful motherland.”
Event organized without audience
This concert was held without an audience. Parastu Ahmadi and his four-member entourage had performed outside the stage in a traditional caravanserai complex.
Two other male musicians also arrested
According to Ahmadi’s lawyer Milad Panahipour, two other male musicians in connection with the case, Sohail Faghih Nasiri and Ehsan Beraghdar, were also arrested in Tehran on the same day.
Hijab mandatory since 1979
It is noteworthy that after the Islamic Revolution of 1979 in Iran, wearing hijab was made mandatory for women. Strict action is taken against women who violate this rule.