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#BBCTrending: Dancing woman flouts rules on Tehran Metro | |
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The latest video posted on a popular Iranian protest page shows a woman dancing wildly on the Tehran Metro. | The latest video posted on a popular Iranian protest page shows a woman dancing wildly on the Tehran Metro. |
Nearly 900,000 people have watched the video on My Stealthy Freedom, a page dedicated to pictures and videos of women flouting Iran's female dress code. As we've noted before, dress in Iran is a highly political issue, with women required to wear the hijab, or headscarf, in public places. Enforcement of the rule varies across the country however. | |
Perhaps more controversial than the scarf however, is the dancing. Dancing in public in Iran is outlawed - a group of young people who filmed themselves dancing to Pharrell Williams's song Happy were arrested earlier this year. | |
As the latest video begins, a hijab is hanging loosely on top of the dancer's head. But as she gyrates wildly to Little Mix's Salute (sample lyrics: "Ladies all across the world / Listen up, we're looking for recruits / If you're with me, let me see your hands / Stand up and salute") she seems to show scant regard for where her scarf - or her limbs - end up. | |
BBC Monitoring says the video seems authentic. One of the women in the carriage is heard saying rather critically "Now this is a new fashion." That's at odds with the comments on Facebook, many of which are largely positive, even if somewhat down on the woman's moves. | BBC Monitoring says the video seems authentic. One of the women in the carriage is heard saying rather critically "Now this is a new fashion." That's at odds with the comments on Facebook, many of which are largely positive, even if somewhat down on the woman's moves. |
"It is not about how well she dances, the fact that she has broken a taboo is commendable," commented one user. | "It is not about how well she dances, the fact that she has broken a taboo is commendable," commented one user. |
Reporting by Mike Wendling | Reporting by Mike Wendling |
Produced by Ravin Sampat | Produced by Ravin Sampat |
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