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.
The gesture which Omid describes as ‘hair, snip’ has become a trademark for Iranian nationals who are protesting against the current regime over what he calls ‘gender apartheid’.
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.
