Iranian woman breaks the law by dancing on Tehran Metro متروی تهران

Dancing is illegal in public in Tehran, Iran.

Why?

An Iranian woman has filmed herself defying Iran’s restrictive laws against women by dancing to a song by British pop group Little Mix with her hijab around her shoulders.

The unidentified young woman can be seen energetically dancing on a train in Tehran while other passengers hold the camera.

Her dancing may seem innocuous enough, but the young woman is actually breaking two laws in the ultra-conservative country, where dancing in public is prohibited.

The woman initially begins with her hijab on her head, but her lively moves cause it to slide off. Other female passengers appear to be trying not to look at her as she moves up and down the carriage, while a couple agree to hold a mobile phone and film her.

The viral video was posted to the Stealthy Freedoms of Iranian Women Facebook page, which has over 700,000 followers.

Here is a great video of a Persian woman flaunting the law.

Dancing on a subway train takes a lot of guts whoever and wherever you are — but it’s particularly true if you’re a woman in Iran. This video, posted on the Facebook page “My Stealthy Freedom,” where Iranian women upload photos and videos of themselves without the mandatory ḥijāb, shows a young woman breaking out some serious dance moves to Little Mix’s ‘Salute’ on the Tehran metro, without her head covered.