Man, you can't make this stuff up!

Also from Kamangir.

This is a screenshot of the the Islamic Republic national television. As of what is going on here, the guys in the back are playing music and the one seated on the front is singing. If you, like probably many others, like to know what those blue barriers are doing on the stage, I should tell you that they are protecting the Sharia. The fact is, according to many top clerics, and that I believe includes the Supreme Leader, showing musical instruments in the television is a sin. So, the guys are playing the rich Iranian music “in hiding”.

Sharia, Music and Creativity.