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Group of Iranian artists defies hijab in taboo-breaking video 

More Iranian women are beginning to post videos of themselves without the mandatory headscarves as part of the ongoing protests in the country.
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TEHRAN — On the left side of the frame stands a lonely man, clad in black. The scene is most probably a park, somewhere in the Iranian capital Tehran. Soon he is joined by a group of five men and ten women. At the center is a famous actress. No music, no props, no words. The black-clad crew stares boldly at the camera until the clip fades off in what looks like a curtain call at the end of a play. 

“The show is over and the truth will be revealed,” wrote director Hamid Pourazari and actress Soheila Golestani as they shared their video on their Instagram accounts. Another part of the caption read “unnamed people are our true heroes,” an apparent reference to the lives claimed in the nationwide protests across Iran since September 16, when 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in “morality police” custody for allegedly wearing her hijab “improperly.” 

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