Iranian ladies have been legally required to cover their hair while out in public since 1979. In 2014, Iran's morale police warned, fined and arrested 3.6 million women for inappropriate dressing. (Picture Courtesy: Stealthy Freedom- Facebook)
Some women are against the religious overtones driving the law while others simply want to feel the sun and the rain in their hair.
The women who’ve joined together to protest Iran’s oppressive law are both younger and older women.
Even those who cover their heads for religious reasons support freedom of choice over the mandatory hijab. It’s also not just women. According to Alinejad, there are also many photos of men who show their support in the movement.
The Facebook group My Stealthy Freedom has already attracted 809,000 members.
The simple yet powerful photos reveals how freedom from their hijabs can make women feel.
Brave ladies across Iran have begun rebelling against the law which they feel is outdated and unfair. The subtle yet powerful online protest shows Iranian females empowering and inspiring one another with pictures of themselves without their head
Alinejad makes her points beautifully in an interview that, "My mother wants to wear a scarf. I don't want to wear a scarf. Iran should be for both of us."
Masih Alinejad, an Iranian journalist and activist living in the U.S. wants to change this diktat, and she's started by inviting Iranian women to send in pictures of themselves enjoying their unveiled hair through her Facebook page My Stealthy
Iranian women expose hair in protest against compulsory hijab