Pallett, a popular Iranian fusion band, that was planning another US tour for this summer after doing successful shows in New York, San Francisco and other cities earlier in the country, has put their concerts on hold due to President Donald Trump's immigration ban.
Pallett, a popular Iranian fusion band, that was planning another US tour for this summer after doing successful shows in New York, San Francisco and other cities earlier in the country, has put their concerts on hold due to President Donald Trump's immigration ban.
Trump signed the executive order on Friday to suspend entry of refugees to the US for 120 days, and imposed an indefinite ban on refugees from Syria. A 90-day ban was also placed on citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries, including Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
Venues are often booked months in advance, and it can also take months to get visas, says Shari Rezai, the group's US promoter, reported Variety.
"The process needs to happen now," said Rezai, who still hopes the ban will be revoked and she can get back to business.
But the pace of events has left her feeling distressed.
"We can't believe this is happening in the US. Every day is more bad news, more bad news. It's just insane. It's absolute insanity," she added.
This comes after Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, whose film "The Salesman" is nominated for the foreign language film Oscar, has said that he will not attend the Oscars even if exceptions are made to allow him entry to the US.
"I regret to announce via this statement that I have decided to not attend the Academy Awards Ceremony alongside my fellow members of the cinematic community," Farhadi said.
Taraneh Alidoosti, the star of Farhadi's film "The Salesman" had previously spoken up on Twitter after Trump proposed the ban, to announce that she too won't attend the #AcademyAwards 2017 in protest.
Farhadi's film "A Separation" won an Academy Award for best foreign film in 2012. "The Salesman" tells the story of a young couple who play the lead roles in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman."
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
)
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
)
)
)
)
)
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}