Defiant Iranian Film Spotlights Crackdown On Female Singers

An unauthorized Iranian film released for free on YouTube is challenging restrictions on women singing and the country's compulsory hijab rules. Radio Free Europe reports the film, titled 'Bidad' or 'Outcry,' was directed by Soheil Beiraghi and features the voice of singer Parastoo Ahmadi, who was sentenced to seventy-four lashes after performing publicly without a head scarf. The film's release is stirring debate, according to the report.

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