Online campaign #WhiteWednesdays, which protests the obligatory wearing of headscarves for women in Iran, is gaining momentum
For women in Iran, not wearing a headscarf – or hijab – in public can lead to a police caution, a fine or even arrest. But an online campaign is challenging the law by encouraging women to wear white hijabs once a week in protest and share the results on social media with the hashtag #WhiteWednesdays.
Set up in May by activist and journalist Masih Alinejad, women – and some men – from across Iran and around the world have shared images and videos of themselves in support.
Alinejad also invites women who willingly wear the hijab to join, emphasising that the campaign is not against hijabs, but being forced to wear them by law.Alinejad, who now…
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