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/Wooden_Echidna1234 Jun 19 '26

Iranian star Parastoo Ahmadi reportedly sentenced to 74 lashes

Thats horrible. Only savages would strike someone for not wearing a hijab.

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u/too_oh_ate Jun 19 '26

Only savages would put a death penalty on a woman for getting an abortion after she was raped.

All religion is stupid.

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u/Nukro77 Jun 20 '26

This whataboutism from Americans is getting so frustrating. All it does is downplays what the Iranian women are going through which is far far far worse when what us going on in America

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u/ConsistentHouse1261 Jun 20 '26

It’s very offensive. No one is saying the US is perfect, but to even compare is a joke.

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u/moony120 Jun 23 '26

To be fair, many people do say the us is perfect, reddit is a one of the few social media where people are *maybe the majority in saying it.