Iranian Women Cut Their Hair and Dress As Men To Rebel Against Compulsory "Hijab Law"

A growing number of Iranian women are beginning to cut their hair and even dress as men in public so as to escape the count...

A growing number of Iranian women are beginning to cut their hair and even dress as men in public so as to escape the country’s morality police who arrest and enforce penalties on ladies who go out in public without their hijab or headscarf, as required of them by law.

These women are even bold enough to post their shaven hair on social media and pose for juornalists.  This new trend follows a larger trend of Muslim women taking to social media to push back against sartorial laws dictating what parts of their body they can – and can’t – show. 

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A week ago, eight Iranian women, one of whom is a professional model, were arrested for posting bare-headed selfies on Instagram. In Saudi Arabia, there is a raging debate over whether Islamic law requires women to cover their faces in photos posted to Twitter and Facebook.