Act Of Defiance: Iranian Women Are Saying 'No' To Hijab As They Publicly Remove Veil

Iranian women have started an anti-hijab campaign across the country, where they defied the Islamic Republic＊s strict hijab rules by posting photos of themselves taking off their hijabs to demonstrate opposition to strict rules which ban women from showing their hair in public.

According to various media reports, Iranian women Tuesday participated in an anti-hijab campaign across the country on a day when the country celebrates the National Day of Hijab and Chastity, and government institutions and agencies are instructed to promote it for a week.

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In Iran women have had enough of compulsory hijab. Many are openly unveiling themselves as part of a new protest campaign. This woman removes her hijab in public and chants ※freedom§. The police are seen running after her to arrest her#????_??_????

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〞 Vahid Y邦cesoy ?? (@vahid_yucesoy) July 10, 2022

Iranian women＊s rights activists removed their hijabs publicly and shared these videos on social media on the day.

Men showing support

While women in Iran are protesting the day by removing their headscarf, men are showing solidarity with them.

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Women＊s rights are stringently restricted in Iran and wearing a headscarf is compulsory in public for all women there 每 with those who do not wear a hijab, or have some of their hair on display while wearing a hijab, face punishments ranging from fines to imprisonment.

Authorities' decision to declare Tuesday ※Hijab and Chastity Day§ comes in the context of the Islamic Republic staging an operation to force women to wear the hijab 每 labelling women, many of whom are young, who infringe the rules as ※bad-hijab§, The Independent reported.

Iran persecuting women

Allan Hogarth, of Amnesty International, a leading global human rights organisation, told The Independent: ※Iran has a long and appalling record of persecuting women who are simply exercising their right to choose what to wear.

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Hello world. Support your sisters in Iran. Today, in many parts of Iran, Iranian women are openly challenging compulsory hijab. They＊re dancing or #WalkingUnveiled. They＊re not scared of this brutal regime. Amplify their voices.#????_??_????

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〞 Masih Alinejad ?? (@AlinejadMasih) July 12, 2022

※The brave women who are currently taking a stand against these sexist laws, know the risks they are undertaking. Three young Iranian women; Monireh, Yasaman, and Mojgan are currently serving more than 30 years in prison simply for handing out flowers to female passengers on a metro train in Tehran whilst unveiled.

"The women were filmed, sharing their hopes for a future where all women in Iran would have the freedom to choose what to wear.§

The country＊s security forces in recent months have strictly tried to reinforce the dress code, prompting calls by women to oppose it.

Say No To Hijab

The anti-hijab social media campaign has been led by US-based activist Masih Alinejad who has been behind several online campaigns in the past decade. Tomorrow Iranian women will shake the clerical regime by removing their hijab and taking to the streets across Iran to say #No2Hijab. This is called Women Revolution.

In iran #WalkingUnveiled is a crime.
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〞 Masih Alinejad ?? (@AlinejadMasih) July 12, 2022

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Ahead of the protest, Masih Alinejad tweeted: ※Tomorrow Iranian women will shake the clerical regime by removing their hijab and taking to the streets across Iran to say #No2Hijab. This is called Women Revolution. In Iran #WalkingUnveiled is a crime. Iranian men will also join us§.

On 12 July, she tweeted again, ※As we promised! We remove our hijabs and I hope everyone joins us. Forcing women to wear hijab is not part of Iranian culture. It is the culture of the Taliban, ISIS, and the Islamic Republic. Enough is enough. #No2Hijab§.

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