Iranian women spark debate by defying hijab rule in cars

[Babak]

A growing number of women in Iran are refusing to wear a hijab while driving, sparking a nationwide debate about whether a car is a private space where they can dress more freely.

Obligatory wearing of the hijab has been an integral policy of the Islamic republic since the 1979 revolution but it is one the establishment has had a great deal of difficulty enforcing. Many Iranian women are already pushing the boundaries, and observers in Tehran say women who drive with their headscarves resting on their shoulders are becoming a familiar sight.

Clashes between women and Iran’s morality police particularly increase in the summer when temperatures rise. But even though the police regularly stop these drivers, fining them or even temporarily seizing their vehicle, such acts of resistance have continued, infuriating hardliners over a long-standing policy they have had a great deal of difficulty enforcing.

Iran’s moderate president, Hassan Rouhani, has argued that people’s private space should be respected and opposes a crackdown on women who don’t wear the hijab. He said explicitly that the police’s job is not to administer Islam. Speaking in 2015, Rouhani said: “The police can’t do something and say I’m doing this because God said so. That’s not a police [officer]’s business.”

Many in Iran believe that private space includes the inside of a car, but judicial authorities and the police have opposed that interpretation.

“The invisible part of the car, such as the trunk, is a private space, but this does not apply to the visible parts of the car,” Hadi Sadeghi, the deputy head of Iran’s judiciary chief, said last week.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ranian-drivers

[Wadaad]

These Persian women...smh. Obstinate as usual, but nothing a swift baton to the ankles won't cure.

[Babak]

“The invisible part of the car, such as the trunk, is a private space, but this does not apply to the visible parts of the car,” Hadi Sadeghi, the deputy head of Iran’s judiciary chief, said last week.


You're fucking retarded

[Sekarotuinen]

Hijab should not be forced on people who dont want to wear it. Personally though, I do wear it while driving, though sometimes Ill put it around my shoulders to get more comfortable for a bit.

[frankhammer]

If it can or does affect your peripheral vision even a little whilst driving, it needs to be made illegal for the driver. I've never known anyone who wears one so I can't comment any further.

Good on those Iranians willing to stand up for themselves.

[Babak]

If it can or does affect your peripheral vision even a little whilst driving, it needs to be made illegal for the driver. I've never known anyone who wears one so I can't comment any further.

Good on those Iranians willing to stand up for themselves.

Things are getting better, but its still a mess. Anything better than another revolution.

[N1019]

Iran’s moderate president, Hassan Rouhani, has argued that people’s private space should be respected and opposes a crackdown on women who don’t wear the hijab. He said explicitly that the police’s job is not to administer Islam. Speaking in 2015, Rouhani said: “The police can’t do something and say I’m doing this because God said so. That’s not a police [officer]’s business.”

Politicians will be politicians. They'll say anything to win support, but it's deeds not words that matter.

I hope they can make ground here. It seems doubtful, though. Mullahocracy is legitimized by a supposed connection to God. Take that away and they have no legitimacy.

[Babak]

Politicians will be politicians. They'll say anything to win support, but it's deeds not words that matter.

I hope they can make ground here. It seems doubtful, though. Mullahocracy is legitimized by a supposed connection to God. Take that away and they have no legitimacy.

Hes said shit similiar to this and nothings happened yet. I've heard theres been some changes in the education system but thats about it

[N1019]

Hes said shit similiar to this and nothings happened yet. I've heard theres been some changes in the education system but thats about it

We only have to look at the words of Khomeini during the revolution, with the promises he made, to see how full of shit they are. But they're in good company. Most politicians are the same the world over.

[zhaoyun]

Iranians are just reclaiming the progress they had made generations ago before this backward government placed these ridiculous religious restrictions on society. Iranians are way better and more modern than their government.