A woman was arrested in Iran after she posted a video of herself singing without a hijab on YouTube, despite the Iranian parliament passage of a new, stricter law on women’s modesty that has been criticized by rights groups.
Parastoo Ahmady posted a 27-minute long video of her concert performance on Wednesday, in which she sang in a sleeveless dress with her hair down accompanied by four male musicians. In the caption, she described it as an “imaginary concert” and invited the audience to “imagine this beautiful homeland” in Iran.
The performance was filmed in a caravanserai, the name for the roadside inns historically built along the Silk Road to provide merchants and travelers with places to rest as they trekked the ancient trade route spanning North Africa to Central Asia. Ahmady wrote that it was “where history and our myths intertwine.”
“I am Parastoo, a girl who wants to sing for the people I love,” the caption said. “This is a…
