Iran, which follows Sharia law, is among those countries in the world where there are very strict rules regarding dress code. Especially for women. The strictness of these rules can be gauged by the fact that simply going out without covering your head can lead to public flogging or even several years in prison. Two years ago, these hijab-related rules became a topic of discussion around the world when women in Iran launched an anti-hijab revolution. Now, once again, his strictness regarding Iran and the Hijab is making headlines. One name also makes headlines: Ahou Daryaei, who is seen as the voice of the revolution against Iran’s fundamentalist regime, just as Mahsa Amini was seen two years ago. Let us know what this hijab revolution in Iran is and when it started.
Mahsa Amini arrested by morality police
The hijab controversy is nothing new in Iran. In this regard, there have been demonstrations for more than a decade in which women have especially participated and played an important role. In addition to Ahou Dariai and Mahsa Amini, Masih Alinejad, Nika Shakrrami and Hadith are the names that advanced the anti-hijab movement. In the year 2022, the anti-hijab protests became a major revolution. On the afternoon of September 13, 2022, Mahsa, a resident of Sakez, a Kurdish-dominated area of Iran, arrived in Tehran to meet his younger brother Askan. The moral police saw him on a highway in Tehran. Mahsa was summoned immediately. Patrol-e-Irshad (Moral Police) arrested him and took him into custody.
died in police custody
Mahsa’s brother was told that she was not wearing the hijab correctly. The way she wore the hijab did not conform to government standards and some of her hair was visible. Mahsa’s brother was told that his sister had suffered a heart attack. Two hours after the arrest, Mahsa was taken to Kasra hospital. After his arrest, Mahsa fell into a coma and died in police custody three days later.
The woman led the movement
As soon as the news of Mahsa Amini’s death broke, protesters became enraged and women erected a wall called the Anti-Hijab Campaign. The Iranian regime tried to break that wall every day, but Iranian women made it stronger and louder with their protests every day. Women not only from Iran but from all over the world joined this movement. Forgetting the harsh punishment, the women burned hijabs, cut their hair, made videos, trended hashtags, were beaten at intersections, but they stood firm.
Where did the hijab revolution start in Iran?
Iran was not like this until 45 years ago. Due to the dominance of Western civilization there was openness here. There were no restrictions regarding clothing. Women could go anywhere wearing anything. 1979 brought the era of Islamic revolution to Iran. Religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini took the reins of power by deposing Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and implementing Sharia law throughout the country.
The movement gained momentum in 2014.
As soon as the hijab became mandatory in Iran, sporadic protests began, but this movement gained its real momentum in 2014. In fact, Iranian political journalist Masih Alinejad posted a photo of herself on Facebook while walking through the streets of London. Alinejad’s photo received comments from hundreds of Iranian women. Impressed by this, he posted another photo. This photo is from when Masih Alinejad was in Iran. Even in this she was not wearing hijab. Iranian women also started sending her photos without hijab and a movement was born.
In 2014, a Facebook page called My Stealthy Freedom was created to protest the hijab. The women gathered through this page took many initiatives on social networks such as ‘My Forbidden Voice’, Men with Hijab, My camera is my weapon. The White Wednesday campaign was launched in May 2017. Women involved in this campaign protest against the hijab by wearing white clothing.
voice raised once again
Hijab rules are once again being protested in Iran and the issue is once again in the headlines. This time Ahau Daryaai’s name is in trend instead of Mahsa Amini. On Sunday, a video emerged on the campus of a university in Iran showing a woman walking around in her underwear among girls with books in her hands and her head covered. It was claimed that the woman took off her clothes and put on underwear in protest against Islamic dress.
The police were transferred to a psychiatric center
According to foreign media reports, university security guards had detained her for not wearing a hijab, in protest to which the woman had removed her clothes. This incident took place at a branch of the Islamic Azad University in Tehran. The woman was first taken to a police station and then sent to a psychiatric facility, ABC News said, citing an Iranian newspaper.
The administration is trying to prove that he is a psychopath.
Now the administration is trying to prove that he is a psychopath. Iran has a history of sending protesters to psychiatric facilities. A university spokesperson said: “We are trying to uncover the ‘real motive’ behind this act.” University officials said the woman was suffering from mental health issues. Citing the police report in a post, he said the student was under “severe mental pressure” and was suffering from a mental disorder.
Who is Ahau Daryaai?
Ahou Daryaei, 30, was reportedly studying French at Azad University in Tehran. On November 2, 2024, she allegedly took off her clothes on campus after an altercation with university security personnel over her hijab.
Revolutionary daughters of Iran
Not only Ahou Dariye or Mahsa Amini, but there are many women in Iran who refused to bow down to the fanaticism and oppression of the Iranian regime and raised the voice of the revolution. Among them, not only is the name of the journalist Masih Alinejad, but also the name of Nika Shakrrami. The 16-year-old girl who actively participated in the 2022 anti-hijab movement. Died under suspicious circumstances during the demonstration. Apart from this, social media influencer Sahar Tabar was sent to prison on blasphemy charges. Hadith, 22, who left his house to participate in the anti-hijab protest on September 21, 2022. He had also shared a video on Instagram after which he was murdered some time later.
