http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2627005/Iranian-women-bare-headed-Facebook-defiance-countrys-Islamic-laws.html#ixzz31bEd2N00
- Dozens have ditched headscarves on Stealthy Freedoms of Iranian Women
- They have done so in defiance of the country’s strict laws
- Women in Iran can be fined or even imprisoned for not wearing a headscarf
By Ted Thornhill
Published: 05:21 EST, 13 May 2014 | Updated: 08:55 EST, 13 May 2014
Punishment in Iran for not wearing a hijab ranges from a fine to imprisonment, but despite the risks around 150 photographs have been uploaded to the site, which at the time of writing has over 140,000 likes.
The photographs show women in huge variety of places and poses.
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Defiance: Over 150 Iranian women have posted bare-headed pictures of themselves on Facebook
Thrilled: The women who’ve posted photographs of themselves to the page have spoken of their delight at experiencing freedom for a brief few moments
Risk-takers: Punishment in Iran for not wearing a hijab ranges from a fine to imprisonment
One carries the message: ‘I loathe the hijab. I too like the feel of the sun and the wind on my hair. Is this a big sin?’
Another photograph shows three women running up a road and carries the description: ‘Rain… Life… Freedom.’
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A woman photographed on a beach wrote ‘the wind and the sun were kindly caressing my hair’.
This photograph was accompanied by the caption ‘Rain… Life… Freedom’
The woman in this photograph wrote ‘the wind and the sun were kindly caressing my hair’
The page was set up by Iranian political journalist Masih Alinejad, who lives in the UK
Feeling good: Arms stretched out, this Iranian woman is clearly relishing the moment.
In most of the photographs the women are alone – and stealthy – but one woman stands defiantly on a footbridge, with people around her.
The women who’ve posted to the site have only removed their headscarves, it would seem, very briefly, but even that seems to lift their spirits.
One wrote: ‘Freedom is wonderfully enjoyable, even a brief moment of it.’
Delight: This woman enjoys letting her hair down
The wearing of the hijab is enforced by Iran’s paramilitary police, the Basij
Thumbs up: The Stealthy Freedoms of Iranian Women page had over 140,000 likes at the time of writing.
The page was set up by Iranian political journalist Masih Alinejad, who lives in the UK.
She told the BBC: ‘My hair was like a hostage to the government. The government still has a lot of hostages.’
The wearing of the hijab is enforced by Iran’s paramilitary police, the Basij.
Formed in November 1979 by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to be the eyes and ears of the regime, it is present in every part of society, from schools to the workplace.
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