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BBC: The Cultural Frontline

Protest songs in Iran
Podcast Episode | Documentary, News, Talk-Show
On this week's The Cultural Frontline, we look at the the place of women artists in Iran today and the important role music has played in the recent protests. Tina Daheley talks to two Iranian performers in exile, both arrested for the ...See moreOn this week's The Cultural Frontline, we look at the the place of women artists in Iran today and the important role music has played in the recent protests. Tina Daheley talks to two Iranian performers in exile, both arrested for the crime of singing alone - an act which has been illegal for women there since the Islamic revolution of 1979. Faravaz is a singer based in Germany and Justina is a rapper now living in Sweden. In 2020 the pair teamed up to release the single, Fatwa, about the rights of women in the country they left behind. Written by BBC See less
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Tina Daheley (staff writer)
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Simon Richardson (producer)
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Updated Oct 15, 2022
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Oct 15, 2022 (United Kingdom)

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