Most of us have seen the beer commercial where the wizard changes things into stacks of beer for the kings party. Well, dilly, dilly, the women of Iran want to change the law that forces them to cover their hair when they are outside. That’s about some medieval sh*t, forcing women to cover their hair because some of the men might get aroused by the sight of long flowing locks. Iranian women are the latest to join the fight for equality. The protests have spread since Vida Mohaved, a woman who was arrested in December by Iranian authorities after removing her headscarf during a wave of anti-regime protests, was freed on Sunday. At least six women in Iran have been pictured protesting the obligatory Islamic headscarf by publicly taking off their hijabs and waving them on sticks. Ms. Movahed, took off her headscarf on a street in the capital Tehran and was detained for several weeks. Most of these woman were born after the Iranian Revolution in 1979. Lead by shia cleric Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and his supporters, who crushed the rival factions, defeated local rebellions and consolidated power, eventually established shia law throughout the country. Now almost 40 years later, a new generation of Iranian women are rejecting some of the precipitates of the 2000 year old religious edict. Narges Hosseini was arrested within 10 minutes of removing her hijab along with two people filming her. The Muslim dress code, in place since the 1979 revolution, considers veiling obligatory for any female above 13 and says they should cover themselves from head to toe. Women who fail to wear a headscarf in the Islamic Republic can be jailed for up to two months or fined 500,000 rials or $13.50 USD.
Many in Iran believe the hijab should not be imposed by the law, but considered a religious obligation for Muslim woman, whatever that means. To me it means, if you are a Muslim, than you “obligated” to wear a hijab or else you not Muslim. Ladies, don’t let them pull that stuff… dilly, dilly. According to the “Guardian,” activist Masih Alineja is out front in defending women’s rights in the Islamic kingdom, saying on her protest website, “Forced hijab is the most visible symbol of oppression against women in Iran, that’s why fighting for freedom to wear or not to wear hijab is the first step towards full equality. These women are not protesting against a piece of cloth, it’s about our identity, our dignity, and our freedom of choice. Our body, our choice.” And you know something Ms. Alineja, the world agrees … dilly, dilly!!
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