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07-30-2016, 02:43 AM
Why Iranian men are sharing photos of themselves wearing hijabs
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A movement has surfaced in Iran called #MenInHijab in which men share photos of themselves wearing the Muslim head scarf typically reserved for women.*
The movement was started by journalist Masih Alinejad (https://www.facebook.com/page.masihalinejad/) of My Stealthy Freedom (http://mystealthyfreedom.net/en/), an online social movement and Facebook group that was founded in 2014 where women can bravely share photos of themselves **t wearing hijabs.
According to the organization's website, they support, "The right for individual Iranian women to choose whether they want [to wear a] hijab."
SEE ALSO: Singaporean Muslims looked amazing in their traditional outfits for Eid (http://mashable.com/2016/07/06/singapore-hari-raya/)
Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, "morality police (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36101150)" have been in place in Iran to enforce a law that women must keep their hair covered in public. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/29/iranian-men-wearing-hijabs/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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A movement has surfaced in Iran called #MenInHijab in which men share photos of themselves wearing the Muslim head scarf typically reserved for women.*
The movement was started by journalist Masih Alinejad (https://www.facebook.com/page.masihalinejad/) of My Stealthy Freedom (http://mystealthyfreedom.net/en/), an online social movement and Facebook group that was founded in 2014 where women can bravely share photos of themselves **t wearing hijabs.
According to the organization's website, they support, "The right for individual Iranian women to choose whether they want [to wear a] hijab."
SEE ALSO: Singaporean Muslims looked amazing in their traditional outfits for Eid (http://mashable.com/2016/07/06/singapore-hari-raya/)
Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, "morality police (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36101150)" have been in place in Iran to enforce a law that women must keep their hair covered in public. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/29/iranian-men-wearing-hijabs/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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