Singer Ariana Vafadari on supporting protests in Iran through music and dance
17 March 2023 |
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As Iranians continue to brave a deadly crackdown to protest against their regime, Iranian exiles living abroad have joined the movement in any way they can. For French-Iranian opera singer and composer Ariana Vafadari, that’s meant rallying support through music.
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