Following the viral video of a guy throwing yogurt at the uncovered women in Mashhad, the Iranian president said that hijab is the law.
Protests in Favor of Kurdish Women
In response to a viral video purporting to show a man hurling yogurt at two uncovered women in a shop outside a Muslim city, President Ebrahim Raisi declared that the hijab is “a legal problem” in Iran. After widespread demonstrations in response to the death in custody of the morality police in September of a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman for allegedly breaking hijab laws, more and more women have resisted authorities by taking off their veils. The security troops forcefully suppress the protests.
Happenings in the Shop
Two female clients appeared to be entering a shop in the footage. A man soon spoke to the women and approached them shortly after that. He then picks up what looks to be a sizable yogurt pot and hurls its contents upon the heads of the two women. After the fight, many men intervened and threw the attacker outside the shop. It follows appeals from the dictatorship for the populace to act independently to stop the new wave of women who have stopped wearing Islamic headscarves across the nation.
Arrest Orders Of Women and Men
State media said on Saturday that two women, a mother, and her daughter, were ordered to be arrested by judicial officials in a hamlet close to Mashhad for disobeying Iran’s stringent female attire regulations and “committing a forbidden act.”
Article 638 of the Fifth Book of the Islamic Criminal Code, also known as Sanctions and Deterrent Penalties, which came into effect shortly after the Islamic Revolution of 1979, stipulates that women who do not wear a hijab may face imprisonment for ten days to two months as well as fines up to Rls.
According to the judiciary’s Mizan Online website, authorities issued an arrest warrant for the man “on charges of conducting an insulting act and disturbing the peace.”
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Women are nonetheless frequently seen wearing nothing in malls, restaurants, shops, and on the streets around the nation, risking arrest for breaching the required dress code. The morality police are being resisted in videos that have taken over social media. Raisi commented live on state television: “If some people say they don’t believe [in the hijab], it’s good to use persuasion… But, the crucial fact is that the hijab is currently a legal issue and that there is a legal need.
Warning to Shop Owner
According to the authorities, the proprietor of the dairy shop had been warned before he faced the assailant.
Although a local news outlet quoted him as saying he had been given permission to reopen and scheduled to “offer explanations” to a court, reports on social media indicated that his shop had been closed. Iranian press stated that the head of the judiciary, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, had previously vowed to prosecute women who appear in public unclothed “without compassion.” Numerous news websites quote Ejei as claiming that “unveiling is equivalent to the hostility of [our] values.”
He then stated that the aggression is being encouraged by Iran’s opponents outside.
Iranian Law about Hijab
Iranian law enacted after the 1979 revolution mandates that women cover their hair and dress in long. Baggy garments hide their physique. Offenders have been subject to public censure, penalties, or arrest. A statement from the Ministry of the Interior on Thursday referred to the veil as “one of the civilizational foundations of the Iranian nation” and “one of the practical principles of the Islamic Republic”. It stated that there would be no “retreat or tolerance” on the subject.
It encouraged people to confront exposed ladies. In the past, such directives have given some people the confidence to attack women with freedom. The administration frequently ignored the hijab rule’s violations, which infuriated politicians and religious figures who support the regime.
Wrapping Up
Mohammad Reza Shahrokhi recently reinforced hijab law, the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s deputy in the province of Lorestan. He did this by urging the “revolutionary youths and clerics” to deal with the “norm breakers,” which sparked additional violence. Other clergy expressed their desire to enforce the hijab on Friday. While the head of the judiciary promised harsh action on Saturday. A religious leader and a lawmaker reportedly threatened to take action themselves on Saturday. If the government did not act to enforce laws forcing people to wear the headscarf.
