Iranian Women Protest Against Hijab Mandated By Islamic Rulers

Iranian women are protesting against the laws requiring them to cover their hair in public by recording themselves taking off their hijabs in an act of defiance. The women are posting images of themselves removing their hijabs. According to President Ebrahim Raisi, the current act of defiance is “an organised promotion of moral corruption in Islamic society.” The government declared 12 July as “Hijab and Chastity Day,” which means that activities will be staged to support regulations that require women to wear the hijab. Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American journalist, and women’s rights activist, who has been fighting a battle against veils for women, supported the move saying, “Iranian women will shake the clerical regime by removing their hijab and taking to the streets across Iran.” Iranian authorities recently detained several teenage girls for not donning hijabs at a skateboarding competition in the city of Shiraz. #iranianwomen #masihalinejad #hijabprotest #antihijab #ebrahi