While Iran burns after the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman detained by the moral police on September 13 while visiting Tehran, a video widely circulated on social networks becomes the symbol of these youth in revolt against the obligations imposed by the religious authorities. . of the country, and in particular the compulsory wearing of the Islamic headscarf.
Initially shared by the account @Gandom_Sa007, we see in the video a young woman, without a veil, interpreting the famous Italian revolutionary song in Persian. beautiful bye Since its popularization during World War II by Italian partisans fighting German troops allied to Benito Mussolini’s fascist regime, the song has become a universal symbol of resistance around the world.
50,000 likes
The post quickly went viral. More than 24,000 people shared the original post on the social network and 50,000 liked it. In France, Farid Vahid, director of the Jean Jaurès Foundation’s North Africa and Middle East Observatory, also shared the video on his account.
The researcher said, “Absolutely beautiful! Bella ciao sung by an Iranian woman in Persian. These women are stunning… Long live freedom.”
Again a massively shared message: 13,200 retweets this Sunday at noon.
an unknown identity
Apart from her apparently very good command of singing, we know almost nothing about this young woman. Her name, her nationality, and the reasons behind her performance of the Italian revolutionary song have not been shared.
But one thing is certain, in a few days, this young woman has become one of the symbols of this revolt suppressed with blood by the Tehran authorities.
Source: BFM TV
