Iran
Arrests Two Young Women For Public Dancing.
Two young women were arrested in Tehran after the
publication of a video in which they danced to celebrate the coming of the
Persian New Year.
The clip of the two women hip shaking near Tajrish
square, a popular gathering spot for young people in the north of the Iranian
capital, went viral on social media.
The two women were dressed up as Hadji Farouz, a red-clad
folklore character who’s dancing and songs announce the coming of Nowruz, the
Persian New Year that will begin on March 20.
Islamic law as practiced in Iran prohibits mixed dancing
or women being alone in public.
A 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman, Amini had been
arrested by the morality police in Tehran for not respecting the strict dress
code in force in the Islamic republic.
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