Actor calls for England players to 'snip hair' in support of Iranian women and girls during World Cup
A comedian has made a passionate plea for England players to make a ‘tiny’ gesture in support of Iranian protestors if they score during the World Cup. Omid Djalili who was born in London to Iranian parents has released a video on Twitter calling for players such as Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford and Kieran Trippier to perform an act which involves them pretending to cut their hair with invisible scissors.
In the video which is just over two minutes long, Omid is asked what he thinks about the match between England and Iran which is set to take place today and he replies: "Iran England game? Yeah it’s gonna be huge because of what’s happening in Iran right now. They’re protesting against gender apartheid.
In the video Omid also makes reference to the reports that 15,000 protesters who have been detained in Iran with over 300 killed and calls for players also in the same group as Iran to perform the gesture should they score. In the video Omid says: "So my message to the England players right now is that you have a massive opportunity to do a very, very small gesture to make massive global impact.
Iran has been in a state of unrest for over two months following the death of a 22-year-old woman called Mahsa Amini. Amini died in police custody after being arrested for breaking hijab laws.
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