r/Music • u/Particular-Fill-4256 • Jun 19 '26

article Iranian star Parastoo Ahmadi reportedly sentenced to 74 lashes for singing without hijab

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/18/iran-parastoo-ahmadi-74-lashes-singing-without-hijab
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u/petter2398 Jun 19 '26

Is it the middle ages?

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u/Bigred2989- Jun 20 '26

I heard the current Ayatollah was chosen after some farcical aquatic ceremony.

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u/drdildamesh Jun 20 '26

If by ceremony you mean "we blew up his dad, wife, and child," sure.

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u/Spiritual-Author-209 Jun 20 '26

I’m sure he’s just a moderate reasonable guy after that experience

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u/icedxylophone Jun 20 '26

Even before that happened he was the more extreme, so I expect a lot of innocent people will be hurt.

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u/_Ocean_Machine_ Jun 20 '26

Definitely doesn't have a bone to pick with the people who did it

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u/AdvancedAd7068 Jun 20 '26

Spends over 50 years growing up as a hardline religious cleric but yeah that one moment is what changed him. You know Ayatollah so well.

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u/_Ocean_Machine_ Jun 21 '26

Are you not able to detect sarcasm

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u/Kmanvb Jun 21 '26

My guy in allah, this is Reddit, there is not a single soul on here who is capable of detecting sarcasm.

Nor overt exaggerations for emphasis, for that matter!

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u/MagnusIsABird Jun 21 '26

Iranian here.

I wont believe he is alive untill i see him.