Iran is an Islamic country. A country where Islamic laws are strictly enforced. Mandatory for women to wear hijab in public places. Head must be covered, long non-tight clothing is mandatory. Hijab has been compulsory since 1979 during the Islamic Revolution. Before that, women freely wore skirts and swimsuits. If the hair is exposed, if the clothes are too short, if the clothes are close to the body, if the make-up is too much, it is a problem in Iran. Fines and imprisonment. There will also be patrols of the moral police to ensure compliance with the Islamic dress code. It is called ‘Gast e Irshad’. They are empowered to stop women and check whether women show their hair outside their clothes.
According to a government report, 49 percent of people in Iran, where the hijab is mandatory, are against the hijab. More than half of the population is against the hijab. The hijab was a symbol of resistance and protest against the monarchy of Muhammad Reza Shah during the reign of Ayatollah Khomeini in 1978-79. The efforts of the Shah and his predecessors to modernize the country clashed with the religious values of a large part of the Iranian population. Wearing the hijab in public has become a symbol of protest and solidarity against the monarchy. Religious clothing was worn by Iranian women even before it was mandated by law.
It was part of faith, tradition and family happiness. During the Iran-Iraq war, strict regulations and laws were established in Iran. In 1985, the hijab was made compulsory by law for Iranian women. Hijab has become a political issue as it has reached the point of jailing those who do not follow the law. The hijab became a tool to enforce the government’s strict religious ideals. The hijab law imposed strict restrictions on women in Iran. The law is also used to justify the increasing interference of the state in the private lives of citizens. The administration claims that this is Iran’s tradition.
From a young age, girls are forced to wear headscarves in schools and public places. The headscarf and its length is a problem in Iran. Men are prohibited from wearing shorts, certain haircuts and western style clothing. Recently, police raids on private parties have increased in Iran. It was also customary here to arrest boys and girls without admitting even a nuclear difference in the Hijab law. Meanwhile, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was killed and protests broke out in Iran. Thousands of protesters, mostly women, took to the streets.
Streets chanting anti-government slogans. Protests are raging against Ayatollah Al Khomeini. Iran has never seen such a large protest in recent times. People came out in droves against the bans on personal freedom in the Islamic state. Those who took off the hijab in public and threw it on fire. Hair cut. They clamored for justice for Mahsa Amini. The men burned posters of Ayatollah Al Khomeini. In January 2020, slogans against Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in an American drone strike, were even heard in his hometown of Kerman.
Women who take off their hijab and declare independence have men guarding them. A reporter from an Islamic TV channel also pulled off her hijab in front of the camera while covering the protest live. On the other hand, the anchor was suspended for supporting the protestors. The protest in Iran is not limited to the hijab. It is a protest against government encroachment into the private lives of the public.
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