Iranian sisters’ soulful rendition of Bella Ciao in Persian goes viral.

The viral video shows Behin Bolouri and her sister Samin Bolouri singing the Persian version of Bella Ciao, an Iranian protest folk song from the 19th century. A Persian version of Bella Ciao by two Iranian sisters has gone viral on social media, and it has struck a chord with people. The soulful rendition of the song came out on September 16, the day 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died, following her arrest by Iran’s morality police. Bella Ciao is an Italian protest folk song from the 19th century. The now-viral video was shared on Instagram by Behin Bolouri, an Italian artist. “We are not awake until tomorrow...,“ read the caption of the post shared on Instagram with the hashtag #bellaciao. In the video, Behin Bolouri can be seen singing the Persian version of Bella Ciao with her sister Samin Bolouri. The video was shared on September 16 and has since received more than 4.2 million views and thousands of comments. “I don’t know Persian. But the harmony and passion got me
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