Women in the Middle East, and Iran specifically, are standing up and saying they no longer want to wear hijabs. This is considered a major milestone because, according to Islamic culture, hijabs are part of the decent and modesty code women must live by. Muslim women are required to cover their heads with a khimar (head covering) and their body with a jilbab (loose over-garment).
From an Islamic website about why the hijab exists:
“This is more appropriate so that they may be known [as Muslim women] and thus not be harassed [or molested].”
Men, whether they confess it or not, are slaves of lust and desire.
• Hijab protects women from such men; it symbolizes that she has been sanctified to one man only and is off-limit to all others.
• Hijab contributes to the stability and preservation of marriage and family by eliminating the chances of extramarital affairs.
• Finally, it compels men to focus on the real personality of the woman and de-emphasizes her physical beauty. It puts the woman in control of strangers’ reaction to her.
1. These courageous women are Iran's Rosa Parks. "Narges Hosseini, who was arrested for protesting Iran’s compulsory hijab, refused to appear in court to face charges punishable by up to 10 years, including “encouraging immorality or prostitution.” https://t.co/XM88mYSvHX
— Karim Sadjadpour (@ksadjadpour) February 6, 2018
2.“Ms. Hosseini did not even appear in court to express remorse for her action. She said she objects to the forced hijab and considers it her legal right to express her protest,” Hosseini’s lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh, told @ICHRI" https://t.co/XM88mYSvHX
— Karim Sadjadpour (@ksadjadpour) February 6, 2018
3. “Ms. Hosseini is being held in difficult circumstances in Gharchak Prison [south of Tehran] but she is not prepared to say she is sorry,” Sotoudeh, a prominent human rights lawyer, told @ICHRI. “She believes she’s innocent.” https://t.co/XM88mYSvHX
— Karim Sadjadpour (@ksadjadpour) February 6, 2018
Those of us in America take our freedoms for granted. As long as we peacefully protest, we don’t have to worry about being imprisoned.
The mere fact that hardliners in #Iran are forced to stage this in support of compulsory Hijab with the full support and protection of security forces, is a sign of how impactful the action by Iranian women opposing compulsory Hijab has been. pic.twitter.com/0gbmmkIOG3
— Bahman Kalbasi (@BahmanKalbasi) February 7, 2018
Translation: People are PISSED about these protests.
‘Struggles over cultural issues and status and freedoms of women have been a defining feature of Iran’s political battles since revolution. But the debate now spilling out over the hijab comes at a particularly sensitive time for Iran.’ My piece https://t.co/i6fCfZL7tx
— Borzou Daragahi ?? (@borzou) February 7, 2018
Another White Wednesday: Women across Iran in Tehran, Rasht, Tabriz and Mashhad defiantly remove the Islamic headscarf or hijab in public pic.twitter.com/SKNKlgnkjc
— Borzou Daragahi ?? (@borzou) February 7, 2018
More pictures emerge from Iran showing women protesting obligatory hijab pic.twitter.com/fDCjJBlP0g
— Borzou Daragahi ?? (@borzou) February 7, 2018
And people across the world are supporting these women.
https://twitter.com/MamboJambo888/status/961354945906860032
Read this comment on Facebook: "#Iran is like a woman who was raised by an alcoholic father and seems to find herself time and time again in relationships with dysfunctional men because it is familiar and she feels unworthy of anything better."
— Holly Dagres (@hdagres) February 7, 2018
They’ve known the same thing for so long that they’re scared to make the necessary changes.
2 Iranian female reporters went to Tabriz to cover the final match in #Iran #basketball leage in this city, but they have been "imprisoned" in this room by the officials because they are woman and women have no right to attend in men's matches #Shame https://t.co/WVTmEbRTbi
— ERSHAD ALIJANI (@ErshadAlijani) February 6, 2018
The video Ershad is referring to:
زنداني شدن خانم هاي خبرنگار در اتاق را ببينيد ! وقتي به سالن شهيد توانا تبريز ميزبان فينال ليگ بسكتبال راه داده نشدند.تنها لطف ميزبان امكان ديدن بازي از تلويزيون بود!#مصائب_بانوان_خبرنگار pic.twitter.com/M7YJQApYpV
— هدیه خطیبی (@HediehKhatibi) February 6, 2018
They’re being imprisoned…for being reporters.
Iran: Brave women continue to fight for freedom, literally risking life to remove hijab. The hijab is a symbol of female slavery. Owned by male family members. #Sharia is the real war on women#TuesdayThoughts
crickets from #WomensMarch Linda Sarsour#MAGA pic.twitter.com/MWibBRZC6W— Տᗩᑎᗪᖇᗩ ن (@SandraSentinel) February 6, 2018
There are Americans who are even saying the mandatory hijabs are unnecessary.
Yes, The Hijab is a symbol of female slavery as it reminds them that they are just property of someone not free individual. Since Violation is punishable.
— I Put Spell On You (@ashutosh0015) February 6, 2018
The lack of choice is the problem.
I WILL PRAY FOR ALL THE WOMEN
OF IRAN….THAT THEY WOULD BE
FREED FROM MUSLIM OPPRESSION…..I URGE Y'ALL
TO DO THE SAME!!!!!!— Gerry. (@GerryPratt9) February 7, 2018
It's debatable. The women of the Lord in the Bible wore modest clothes, and often a whimple would control their hair. Not long ago all women wore hat's in church.
The weakness of men is to be distracted by freely clothed women.
A man/husband knows this, thus lust is hindered.— messiah, messiah2 (@messiah2) February 7, 2018
There’s nothing wrong with wearing modest clothing. The problem is these women have no choice. They’re FORCED to wear hijabs or face punishment.
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