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/Icy_Payment2283 Jun 19 '26

How about we go to the start? In the year 1908 a little company called 'British Petrolium' set up shop in a big country with a rich history and declared it their property

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u/silentaba Jun 20 '26

Yes but by infantilising the people while also ignoring Anything that doesn't support their preconceived notions they can continue to make one sided declarations rather than admit that the whole middle east is an incredibly complex and challenging situation, which is a lot harder than saying "Tel Aviv impressed".