More than a year after the murder of Mahsa Amini, women are defying compulsory hijab on an unprecedented level.
Mandatory veiling may be the law of the land, but at the heart of the women’s movement in Iran lies the confidence that rules are made to be rewritten.Onlookers cheer her on as she approaches the stage to receive her award for “Distinguished Doctor.” The awe in the room is palpable as her accomplishments in the medical field flash on a projector screen. It turns out she is also a seasoned mountaineer, which elicits whistles from the crowd.
Such incidents have driven Iranian women to protest the hijab laws by appearing in public with their hair uncovered and engaging in symbolic acts such as setting headscarves on fire. Blossoms of bravery are sprouting across the land on an unprecedented scale. Yet, like Rajaei-Rad, they are all too often cut off at the stem before reaching full bloom.
It seemed that everywhere I went, women were openly defying the dress code by refusing to wear headscarves—on the street, in stores, in cafes, on public transportation, in the mountains, by the sea, while driving. It seemed like the more they engaged in civil disobedience, the more the authorities implemented every tactic in the book to instill fear and make it clear that compulsory hijab was alive and well.
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