#WhiteWednesday: campaign against mandatory dress code in Iran
In Iran, women pre-1979 could practice freedom of choice regarding clothes but not anymore
A new social media campaign taking a stand against compulsion on Iranian women to wear headscarves has gained international attention.
It features many Iranian women posing without a headscarf, as well as wearing white headscarves to show their discontent towards the forced law implemented by the government of Iran.
While women pre-1979 could practice freedom of choice regarding clothes; women after the era were not given the same option. Iran's law requires women to cover their hairline and discourages the use of makeup.
Alinejad's Facebook page and social media campaign has been running for three long years, and has managed to gather more than 3,000 pictures of women without headscarves pledging alliance against the mandatory dress code.
Alinejad, who is on a self-imposed exile in the US, has received more than 200 videos, some of which have more than 500,000 views.
12 dead in attacks on Iran parliament, Khomenei's mausoleum in Tehran
It features many Iranian women posing without a headscarf, as well as wearing white headscarves to show their discontent towards the forced law implemented by the government of Iran.
While women pre-1979 could practice freedom of choice regarding clothes; women after the era were not given the same option. Iran's law requires women to cover their hairline and discourages the use of makeup.
Alinejad's Facebook page and social media campaign has been running for three long years, and has managed to gather more than 3,000 pictures of women without headscarves pledging alliance against the mandatory dress code.
Alinejad, who is on a self-imposed exile in the US, has received more than 200 videos, some of which have more than 500,000 views.
12 dead in attacks on Iran parliament, Khomenei's mausoleum in Tehran