Iranian rap protest video
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports on a YouTube video produced by an Iranian living in the USA. The music video features a protest about government actions to enforce a dress code for Iranian women.Internet Video Tells Leaders To 'Leave The Youth Alone'
"A video by underground Iranian musicians that is circulating on the Internet criticizes the current official crackdown to enforce Iran's strict dress code.
"The clip is built around an Iranian rap song that has tough words for the Iranian leadership and what it describes as official repression of young people.
"The video, called "No More Lies," chides authorities for their persecution of Iranian young people who flout the dress code...
"The clip includes scenes of Iranians -- most of them women -- being warned or detained by police because of their appearance...SEE THE VIDEO AT YouTube
"The video begins with a televised interview in which Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad says his government has better things to do than tell young people how to dress...
"Mani Turkzadeh, an Iranian-born activist who is now based in Los Angeles, California, produced the video. He tells RFE/RL that he decided to make the video about a month ago, after he received the song by e-mail...
"It is perhaps no coincidence that the rapper is a woman, who are discriminated against under Iran's strict official interpretation of Shari'a. The song's collaborators also chose a musical genre against which authorities appear to be cracking down..."
Labels: culture, Iran, politics
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