http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2015/11/17/my-stealthy-freedom
A recent campaign called “My Stealthy Freedom” founded by Iranian journalist, Masih Alinejad, is a meeting place for Iranians to take pictures of themselves without their veils in public. The Iranian revolution in 1979 instituted laws against not wearing the veil in public which could result in fines or arrests. When Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was shown a picture of a woman not wearing the veil in public, he reacted by noting it’s one of the many problems that exist in Iran. Alinejad has stated that she would like to live in Iran but not under the present conditions of forcing women to wear the veil in public as she promotes the message of “freedom of choice.” After the nuclear deal with Iran, Alinejad says there is more that should be done to address women’s concerns. Alinejad said, “So this is a time that we have to talk about women deal, about women’s right. And this is a time that women of Iran know that they put themselves in danger, but they want to talk about their own rights as well.”
Anas Askar