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Iranian children arrested for teaching Zumba and 'western' dance
Source: Agence France-Presse
Iranian children arrested for teaching Zumba and 'western' dance
Agence France-Presse in Tehran
Wednesday 9 August 2017 17.48 BST
Four boys and two girls have been arrested in Iran for teaching “western” dance moves including Zumba, a Colombian fitness routine, a Revolutionary Guards commander has said.
“The members of a network teaching and filming western dances have been identified and arrested,” Hamid Damghani, a commander in Shahroud, north-east Iran, was quoted by the news website Jamejam Online as saying.
“The team attracted boys and girls, taught them western dances and published their video clips on social media apps like Telegram and Instagram.
“They were arrested by the guards’ intelligence forces while teaching and creating video clips … as they sought to change lifestyles and promote a lack of hijab.”
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Agence France-Presse in Tehran
Wednesday 9 August 2017 17.48 BST
Four boys and two girls have been arrested in Iran for teaching “western” dance moves including Zumba, a Colombian fitness routine, a Revolutionary Guards commander has said.
“The members of a network teaching and filming western dances have been identified and arrested,” Hamid Damghani, a commander in Shahroud, north-east Iran, was quoted by the news website Jamejam Online as saying.
“The team attracted boys and girls, taught them western dances and published their video clips on social media apps like Telegram and Instagram.
“They were arrested by the guards’ intelligence forces while teaching and creating video clips … as they sought to change lifestyles and promote a lack of hijab.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/09/iranian-children-arrested-for-teaching-zumba-and-western-dance-hijab
