Tehran, YJC. Karimi has taken the challenge to promote awareness of the ALS.
Former Iranian striker Ali Karimi has taken the ice bucket
challenge.
On a video posted on Youtube, Karimi introduces himself as
former Iranian soccer player taking the ice bucket challenge.
He also challenges three other Iranian celebrities. The three
are the currently coach and former soccer player Ali Daei, singer Maziar
Fallahi, and actor/filmmaker Reza Attaran.
The ice bucket challenge is currently a trend taken by many
celebrities in all countries. The celebrities include figures in the entertainment
business to social media to politics.
Former US president G. W. Bush and daughter as George takes the ice bucket challenge
The cause followed by the challenge is to increase public
awareness of the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and encourage
donations to research.