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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!

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

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 […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On May 10, 2012
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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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