Iranian protests spread to other countries

– What we see in Iran is not just a fight against the veil, but a fight against the entire patriarchal system, says Mozn Hassan, founder of the feminist organization Nazra in Egypt.

Evolution result In Iran, the debate over the mandatory headscarf has gained momentum in a number of countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Organizing demonstrations in support and publishing campaigns on social media.

In Iraq, the neighboring country of Iran Launching the hashtag “No to Compulsory Hijab”. Reports say that it is about not forcing Iraqi girls to wear the hijab at school BBC.

in Lebanon In Tunisia, women’s rights organizations organized demonstrations in support of Iranian women, and during a demonstration this week, the head of a Tunisian women’s organization for democratic women, Naila Zoghlami, cut her hair in solidarity with the struggles of women in Iran, according to Tunisian news site Babnet.

Demonstration is forbidden in Egypt, and protest is a life-threatening situation. Women’s rights activist Mozn Hassan lives in Cairo. She was herself prosecuted when the Egyptian public prosecutor said she encouraged women to “irresponsible mingling”. But the attorney general dropped the charges last year.

Mozn Hassan tells DN that what is happening now in Iran is inspiring.

We see an inspiring young generation in Iran that knows no fear. Hassan says they dare to challenge and question the authoritarian regime.

to remember That Iranian women have previously demonstrated their ability to organize politically and specifically mentions collecting one million signatures in 2008 in protest of Iran’s discriminatory legal system.

– It was a clear example of a strong political organization despite repression. Mozn says Hassan, we see that now too.

In the Tunisian newspaper Al-Maghrib daily, writer and gender researcher Amal Gharami wrote a striking article about the women’s uprising in Iran that inspired new forms of protest across the region.

“Women’s hair and bodies have become a political tool in the rebellion against traditional norms, gender stereotypes, and patriarchal oppression,” Grammy writes in a column where she believes there are many lessons to be learned from the ongoing feminist movement in Iran.

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