[ April 19, 2024 ]
Sharia law. No outrage from “progressives” – naturally. On the contrary, the Democrats support them. Give ’em nukes!
Iran arrests teenage girl over Instagram video of her dancing in bedroom
Maedeh Hojabri, an 18-year-old gymnast, admitted breaking moral norms in a state TV video
By Maya Oppenheim, The Independent, July 8, 2018:
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>The teenager appeared in videos without wearing a compulsory Islamic headscarf ( Instagram / Maedeh Hojabri )
An Iranian teenage girl has been detained for posting videos of herself dancing in her bedroom on Instagram.
Maedeh Hojabri, an 18-year-old gymnast, admitted breaking moral norms in a state TV video broadcast on Friday.
She maintained that was not her goal and that she was simply attempting to garner more followers, although it was not clear whether her statement was made under duress.
Local news website Shabooneh said Ms Hojabri – who has attracted tens of thousands of followers – and three other individuals were detained on similar charges in recent weeks before being released on bail.She had posted around 300 videos on her account – many of which saw her dancing in both Iranian and Western styles.
The teenager also appeared in videos without wearing the compulsory Islamic headscarf.
Her performances had thousands of followers on various accounts bearing her name, ranging from 12,000 to 66,000 followers. None of the accounts were verified.
Iranian police have said they plan to shut down similar Instagram accounts and the judiciary is considering blocking access to the site.
Iran has already blocked access to many social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the Telegram messaging app.
However, millions of Iranians continue to use the sites through proxies and virtual private networks.
Iran’s judiciary and security forces are dominated by hardliners who launch periodic crackdowns on behaviour considered un-Islamic. The latest arrests came amid a series of protests against the government’s handling of the economy.
In 2014 authorities sentenced six young men and women to suspended prison terms after they appeared in a video dancing to Pharrell Williams’ song “Happy”.
The video showed three men and three unveiled women dancing on the streets and rooftops of Tehran.
The arrests sparked condemnation from international rights groups and a social media campaign calling for their release.
Williams, whose song was nominated for an Oscar, criticised the arrests.
“It is beyond sad that these kids were arrested for trying to spread happiness,” he wrote on Facebook.
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43 Comments
5 years ago
The women of Iran must continue to bravely defy tyranny. Their fallen government cannot be allowed to dictate the lives of their people any longer!
5 years ago
Devil’s Advocate: the internet is not a safe place for anyone under 18.
5 years ago
Reply to
Philip
They tried to infiltrate my oven; Filled with roasting meat.
Then they also discovered;
They were unable to take the heat.
5 years ago
where are all the ugly shrill lesbian democrats on this one? crickets. these are the 6th century barbarians that the muslim gave our money and nukes to. if you voted for that pos, go stuff yourself
5 years ago
Reply to
Rocinante44
Agree . Left/Libs welcome jihadis and run around like cowards after they start committing gang rapes, assaults .
And their advise to avoid rape is Hilarious http://bit.ly/2uHm0YC
5 years ago
Reply to
Rocinante44
Feminists support Muslim women only when those women conform to Islam.
5 years ago
If you are female and in an islamic country, you are expected to be miserable and unnoticed.
5 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
That’s very unfair to the mullahcracy! Women are expected to find happiness in household drudgery! Vacuuming, cleaning toilets, cleaning kitchens, cleaning bathrooms can allah be part of a very fulfilling life!
5 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
Mahou, Great to see you again! This is the first I’ve seen you in quite a few days. It’s sad to say so many people living in the luxury of the modern world know so little about life under the cancer of islam. The Crusaders bought us 700 years of relative peace, but since the muslams have been multiplying at the rates they have, another confrontation is coming.
5 years ago
Reply to
SmithWinston6478
The only way islam can survive is through violet repression and theft. As muslims increased in numbers, they will consume every resources around them, then invade to steal more.
5 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
Was hospitalized due to heart failure, improving slowly. This type of thing was not in the “Golden years” prospectus.
5 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
God Bless Mahou….I peered over the edge myself when I was 49 years old. LAD 99% and RCA 100% blockage. Blessed I got a stint in the LAD. I am 63 now. Do the rehab and gain your strength and of course pray.
5 years ago
Worse case scenario is she will be imprisoned and bitten by a “Spanish Spider” torture device.
5 years ago
For what it’s worth the Israeli Air Force has just finished pummeling the Iranian Jihadis in Syria, again!
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/248625
5 years ago
Reply to
Millionmileman
WRT the Iranian “land bridge” into Syria do you think Iran is gearing up to attack Israel? Or are they there merely to prop up their Alawite puppet Assad and insure his reign?
5 years ago
the whore needs her eyes removed and her head caved in with a rock, another slut in the making.
5 years ago
Reply to
Scott
Your djinn called, your bacha bazi boy has herpes and he crashed your flying carpet while drunk on camel urine.
5 years ago
Reply to
IzlamDownpressesHumanity
nah we just use women for rape slavery since thats all they are good for!
5 years ago
Go for it girl, very expressive especially the eyes, you’re a natural and there’s a bigger audience for you in the west.
5 years ago
Boy, ISLAM SUCKS!! Pity all you people under its spiel. But I can see why Demoncraps want them in your country. It’s all about SLAVERY, power and conrol, a BOOT on your neck, which is the MO of the Demoncrap party.
5 years ago
Gosh. Iran is about to become as bas as Britain
5 years ago
More proof that conservatism is virus
5 years ago
I’m amazed the enemedia article didn’t refer to the filthy muslum mullahs as being “conservative”.
5 years ago
Yet another jewish man (25 yo) severely beaten and wounded by muslim invaders in Merkel’s (by muslims) heavily enriched Berlin!
He was wearing a star-of-david-necklace and when a group of eight muslim males and two muslim females happened to pass-by they saw the star-of-david and immediately attacked the young man! Passers-by came to his help but the man was already severely wounded and had to be brought to a hospital. Had there not been the intervention of ordinary and courageous people in that unprovoked attack in Berlin’s “James-Simon-Park”, the muslims would probably have killed him!
In Germany it is obviously open season on Jews, transgenders and gays in the country’s big cities!
Another jewish man in Merkel’s Germany, who runs a restaurant in Berlin, has now been banned on Facebook simply for publicly showing on his page the hate-mails that had been written to him by muslims!
Like Pamela said time and again: islamic jew-hatred, it is in the Quran!
5 years ago
When does the stoning begin? … Leftists want to know … so they can get their popcorn ready.
5 years ago
Instagram needs to be investigated … how did they let her get doxxed?
5 years ago
When these kids glorify themselves it takes away glory from Allah.
5 years ago
Why is no one screaming about the human rights violations such as this? Why are liberals so supportive of muslim anti-gay and anti-women persecution? It makes no sense.
