Iranian Romance: Authorities Crack Down After Joyous Wedding Proposal

Source: RFE/RL’s RadioFarda

By Ray Furlong & Golnaz Esfandiari

An Iranian cultural official has been sacked after a viral video showed a man proposing to a woman without a head scarf at the tomb of a celebrated Persian poet. The video shows violations of Iran’s harsh morality laws, such as women with their heads uncovered and the man publicly embracing the woman while a crowd applauds.