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Shahin Najafi: Dying Standing Up

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On February 18, 2015
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  • Shahin Najafi
Here’s a video of Shahin Najafi in concert, singing “Dying Standing Up” in response to the death fatwa against him for an earlier song called Naghi. It’s a nice video and Reza Moradi has added better lyrics than the one making the rounds. Love this song, and love him. Enjoy!
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In support of Shahin Najafi’s nude protest for political prisoners in Evin

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On June 22, 2014
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  • Iran, nude protest, Shahin Najafi
پيام به شاهين نجفى و گروهش از مريم نمازى٬ فريبرز پويا و بهرام سروش٬ برنامه نان و گل سرخ در دفاع از اعتراض عريان کارگردان: رضا مرداى مشاور برنامه: پونه راوى
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May 26 2012: Day of Action to Defend rapper Shahin Najafi facing a death fatwa

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On May 16, 2012
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  • Shahin Najafi
The Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) supports the International Day of Action in support of Shahin Najafi, an Iranian rapper and songwriter living in Germany who has received a fatwa of death by the two Iranian Ayatollahs Makarem Shirazi and Safi Golpayegani. Shahin has been accused of offending Islam in his rap, Naghi. A […]
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Shahin Najafi’s death fatwa: They are at it again

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On May 10, 2012
  • 12 Comments
  • Shahin Najafi
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ayatollah Golpayegani has issued a death fatwa against 31 year old rap artist Shahin Najafi for apostasy. Shahin’s rap entitled Naqi is deemed to be ‘offensive’ to a Shia imam. The Fars press agency (which is a government mouthpiece) has announced the ‘establishment of a campaign to execute Shahin Najafi’ […]
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