Index on Censorship » Shahin Najafi http://www.indexoncensorship.org for free expression Sat, 18 May 2013 18:40:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 for free expression Index on Censorship no for free expression Index on Censorship » Shahin Najafi http://www.indexoncensorship.org/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Free_Speech_Bites_Logo.jpg http://www.indexoncensorship.org Iran: Rapper faces death threats and fatwa for ‘blasphemous’ song http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/05/iran-rapper-faces-death-threats-and-fatwa-for-blasphemous-song/ http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/05/iran-rapper-faces-death-threats-and-fatwa-for-blasphemous-song/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 11:38:09 +0000 Alice Purkiss http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=36410 An Iranian rapper has been issued with fatwas and faced death threats after releasing a controversial song. Shahin Najafi, an Iranian singer based in Germany, released a song containing references to one of the 12 Shia Muslim Imams. The song, which was posted on YouTube, offended some who claim it insults their beliefs, while others claim the [...]

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]]> Iranian rapper has been issued with fatwas and faced death threats after releasing a controversial song. Shahin Najafi, an Iranian singer based in Germany, released a song containing references to one of the 12 Shia Muslim Imams. The song, which was posted on YouTube, offended some who claim it insults their beliefs, while others claim the song breaks taboos on expressing views about religious personalities. A religious Iranian website has offered a reward of $100,000 (£62,000) for anyone who kills the rapper.

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