By TeKāhu
The Islamic Republic of Iran made the hijab mandatory for all women in 1979. This was regardless of whether she was of the Islamic faith or not, and was highly contentious as the previous government did not mandate the black scarves.
Many women have opposed the government mandate over the years, seeking to be given the choice, and the Islamic government has consistently, and harshly, rejected over the decades.
For a New Zealand connection, a dismayed call was made when Jacinda Ardern decided to wear the hijab after the Christchurch Mosque shootings. While attempting to appeal by way of ‘solidarity’, the hijab-wearing incident was seen as virtue-signaling, especially since Ms Ardern is an unmarried mother which is very negative in Islamic theocracies.
This was further reinforced when Nasrin Sotubeh, an anti-mandate lawyer sentenced to 38 years in prison and 148 lashes was jailed for defending women refusing to submit to the hijab mandate.
Also, Iranian anti-mandate, women rights activist Masih Alinejad stated that:
“.. you are using one of the most visible symbols of oppression for Muslim women in many countries for solidarity…”
Now, a new fight against the hijab has started, prompted by the morality police beating of 22 year old Mahsa Amini for having hair shown.
The 22 year died from her injuries.
This has now sparked a fury from the suppressed women, and is spreading throughout the nation and internet:
A woman burns her head scarf in Isfahan, the third most populous city in Iran.
#Iran's "morality police" killed #MahsaAmini
For those unfamiliar with the "morality police" in Iran, this compilation video provides a glimpse into this unit and how the regime's security forces treat women in Iran. pic.twitter.com/3tLeP21hNZ
— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) September 19, 2022
This is Tehran capital of Iran. The murdering of #MahsaAmini Became a turning point for women of Iran. Hijab Police killed Mahsa because a little bit of her hair was visible. Now she became a symbol of resistance for women to take their disability back.#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/SDlYXbEJt4
— Masih Alinejad ?️ (@AlinejadMasih) September 19, 2022
Together, we Iranians are stronger. In anti-regime protests in Iran, this is how Iranians are uniting to fight against the brutal and barbaric riot police (Scenes from the city of Rasht). Riot police are seen running way. #MahsaAmini
— Masih Alinejad ?️ (@AlinejadMasih) September 19, 2022
The government now appears to have killed another woman over the hijab-mandate:
“She came out to protest the killing of 22-year-old #MahsaAmini by the hijab police for improper hijab.
She now has lost her life. This woman in her sixties from the Kurdish-Iranian city of #Mahabad is the latest victim of the barbaric regime of mullahs. Shame on this regime.” – Masih Alinejad
I will never forgive third wave "feminists" for wasting our time on this gender bullshit while Iranian women like Mahsa Amini are being murdered by their state.
You are morons at best, and evil at worst. You've set global women's liberation back in unforgivable ways.
— Amy Eileen Hamm (@preta_6) September 20, 2022
After decades of opposition by women, will this latest martyrdom finally be the last?
