Arash Sobhani on Mahsa Amini & Iran’s viral concerts: propaganda or progress? | Eye for Iran | EP 69

Arash Sobhani on Mahsa Amini & Iran’s viral concerts: propaganda or progress? | Eye for Iran | EP 69

Author: Iran International English September 19, 2025 Duration: 38:11
Musician Arash Sobhani (Kiosk) joins journalist Negar Mojtahedi on Eye for Iran to unpack the third anniversary of Mahsa Amini, the paradox of joy under repression, and why “hope misled us.”

From women discarding compulsory hijab at Tehran concerts, to trust, honesty, and unity in the Iranian opposition, Sobhani asks whether joy itself can be resistance — or if it risks being used as propaganda.

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