Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi faces questioning after performing without a headscarf

“I, Parastoo, a young girl who wants to sing for a people she loves. It is a right I could not give up: to sing for this country I love passionately, here, in this symbolic place of our beloved Iran , where our history and legends intersect Listen to my voice in this imaginary concert and imagine this beautiful land…”

At 21:00 local time on Wednesday, December 11, Iranian underground singer Parastoo Ahmadi launched her “imaginary” concert, without an audience, live-streamed on her YouTube channel, a site blocked in Iran like all other social media, but accessible through software to bypass the blocks. Her concert took place in a caravan at an undisclosed location in Iran. The 27-year-old singer, accompanied by three musicians, wore her long hair loose over her shoulders. She wore a black dress that revealed her shoulders and arms, and around her neck a necklace in the shape of a map of Iran.

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