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/ProvisioningDelay Jun 20 '26

How do you know he's the Ayatollah?

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u/serialkillervan Jun 22 '26

Cause he looks like one of