Iran’s Hijab Law and Electoral Scrutiny
The Woman, Life Freedom Movement Will Not Bow By: Elahe Amani/New Politics/ June 25, 2024 Amidst the sham or state-orchestrated presidential election in Iran, a grim reality unfolds. Women are being violently arrested by the Morality Police for refusing to comply with mandatory hijab rules or wearing “improper” hijab, dubbed “Bad Hijab.” This misogynistic backlash follows the historic 2022 Woman Life Freedom uprising, led by Iranian women. Despite severe punishments, fearless women persist in their resistance, marking a turning point in the fight against the mandatory hijab. As the presidential election proceeds, following the death of Ebrahim Raisi, a review of the candidates’ views reveals that none is likely to bring meaningful change to women’s rights and freedom of choice in clothing. Only one candidate refrains from openly supporting the current crackdown. The state’s war on women extends beyond the mandatory hijab crackdown. It encompasses unjust court sentences and violations of women’s rights in prisons. The imprisonment of Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammad <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2023/mohammadi/facts/> i and the harsh 21-year sentence imposed on Kurdish women’s rights activist Zhina Modares Gorgi <https://www.womeninjournalism.org/threats-all/iran-iranian-kurdish-journalist-zhina-modares-gorji-sentenced-to-21-years-in-prison> demonstrate the regime’s unyielding stance. The enforcement of mandatory hijab has reached a point of no return, and Iran’s government has already lost the battle in the war on women and girls. Full at: https://newpol.org/irans-hijab-law-and-electoral-scrutiny/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#30934): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/30934 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/106921881/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
