Muslim girls dancing in front of war memorial in Iran

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Two girls have been arrested in Iran for dancing and making reels. The video of the dance of both of them went viral on social media, after which the police took action.

Nowadays people start making reels by dancing somewhere. Action is also taken against some people, but two girls who were making reels by dancing in Iran have been arrested. The video of the dance of both of them went viral on social media, after which the police took action.

Both girls are teenagers

It is seen in the video that two girls are dancing. It is being told that both are teenagers. He is accused of allegedly creating a dancing reel at the Sacred Defense War Memorial in Tehran. The memorial is a tribute to those killed in the Iran-Iraq war between 1980 and 1982. Iranian authorities have said the girls' clothing was "inappropriate" and that the two girls' Instagram accounts have been blocked.

Dancing is banned by Iranian law

Dancing has been banned under Iranian law since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. It is unclear what punishment will be given to the two girls, but according to Section 637 of the Iranian Penal Code, dancing in public is considered a crime, whether it is a woman or a man. The offender can be punished with flogging. According to the law, the punishment can be 99 lashes.


Broke the law

These two girls are not the first girls to violate the law by dancing in Iran. In 2014, six young men and women were sentenced to one year in prison and 91 lashes. In 2018, 18-year-old Madeh Hojabari was arrested after sharing a video of his dance on social media.

A girl committed suicide.

In November last year, a 16-year-old girl committed suicide in Iran. She was threatened with expulsion from school after she recorded a video of her dancing without a hijab. A statement issued by the education department said she "suffered injuries due to falling from the height of a residential building". ’

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