27 year old singer Parastu Ahmadi was arrested in Iran on Saturday. Along with him, two band members Sohail Faghih Nasiri and Ahsan Beraghdar are also in custody. The singer did not wear hijab during the concert. In Iran, the law related to wearing hijab is being strictly enforced. Every woman who violates this is being dealt with strictly.
The matter pertains to Sari city of Mazandaran, northern province of Iran. According to AP report, Iranian lawyer informed that Parastu Ahmadi had released the video of him singing the song on YouTube channel. In this she was wearing a long dress without sleeves and collar. In this she was not wearing hijab. This was a violation of Iranian law.
After the video went viral, the judiciary registered a case against Parastu Ahmadi. After that he was arrested on 14 December. Two of his associates seen in the video have been arrested.
A historic concert by the forbidden voice of an Iranian woman took place inside Iran, a country where women are jailed simply for singing. Thousands of Iranians watched it live on YouTube, celebrating the bravery of this extraordinary woman.
Parastoo Ahmadi, who was once… pic.twitter.com/5SebA3Gxy9
— Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) December 12, 2024
Lyrics of songs of Parastu Ahmadi…
Parastu Ahmadi is a singer. She sang an Iranian song, the lyrics of which were ‘I am a lover, who wants to sing for her loved ones’. I want to sing in that beloved country of mine. This is my right. I can’t ignore this.
Hijab related controversy in Iran
Iran made laws regarding hijab after the Islamic Revolution in 1979, which are now being strictly followed. Protests were held against this in 2022, in which there was a lot of violence. In November this year, a student had taken off all her clothes in the campus of Tehran University. She was roaming around only in undergarments. He was immediately arrested, after which he was not traceable.
