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A Viral Dance and ‘Happiness Campaign’ Frustrates Iran’s Clerics
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A new form of protest against the government is rocking Iran: a viral dance craze set to an upbeat folk song where crowds clap and chant the rhythmic chorus, ‘oh, oh, oh, oh.’
In cities across Iran men and women of all ages are gyrating their hips, swirling their arms in the air, and chanting the song’s catchy lines, according to videos posted on social media, television news channels like BBC Persian and Iranians interviewed.
For years, he had a side gig at the soccer stadium where he carried a megaphone, walking the bleachers, and energizing the fans by honking loudly, according to videos on his page and local media reports.
A person close to Mr. Bana Motejaded who was familiar with the details of the arrests and asked his name not be published for his own security said in a telephone interview from Rasht that the local intelligence division of the Revolutionary Guards had summoned the men and then interrogated them for many hours.
Local newspapers ran front page stories questioning the wisdom of the crackdowns saying they had backfired by causing an embarrassing flouting of government rules.
“If an old man expresses some happiness outside his shop we think of him as a criminal but if he had danced during our religious ceremonies, he would be praised,” said Ezzatollah Zarghami, the minister of tourism and a former Guards commander who for years was the head of state television.
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