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Iranian Singer Pays Fine to Avoid 74 Lashes for Appearing Without Hijab in Music Video (iranwire.com)

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[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I know it's stupid, but I'm relieved for the girl. 74 lashes seems a little much. and of course other people have died over this and other "Islamic law", if she had said "I'm atheist" or "I'm gay" she'd be long dead.

To me, it's so horrible that I can't research Iran et al for long without having to tap out