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| ] in northern mounts of ]. This photo is not a part of the campaign.]] | |||
| '''''My Stealthy Freedom''''' is an online movement that was commenced by a ]-based journalist ].<ref> Huffingtonpost</ref> This movement started from a ] Page "My Stealthy Freedom" where women from Iran post their photos without ]s, as Iranian women cover their hair in public according to local ].<ref> The Guardian</ref> This rules has been returned during the ] in 1979,<ref> Washingtonpost</ref>, after half century ban of traditional clothing by pro-Western ]. | '''''My Stealthy Freedom''''' is an online movement that was commenced by a ]-based journalist ].<ref> Huffingtonpost</ref> This movement started from a ] Page "My Stealthy Freedom" where women from Iran post their photos without ]s, as Iranian women cover their hair in public according to local ].<ref> The Guardian</ref> This rules has been returned during the ] in 1979,<ref> Washingtonpost</ref>, after half century ban of traditional clothing by pro-Western ]. | ||
| == Alinejad's view == | == Alinejad's view == | ||
| Alinejad said she is not leading a battle against the ]. She wants to support the right for individual women to be able to choose whether or not they want ]. "I want them to be heard as well when they say, ‘Look, this is me, an ]. I want to be free." She said to interviewer.<ref> Interview with ABC News</ref> | Alinejad said she is not leading a battle against the ]. She wants to support the right for individual women to be able to choose whether or not they want ]. "I want them to be heard as well when they say, ‘Look, this is me, an ]. I want to be free." She said to interviewer.<ref> Interview with ABC News</ref> | ||
| == Iranian view == | |||
| Many ordinary Iranians as well as officials criticized Alinejad's activism as "foreign campaign for imposition of foreign ]". Iranian TV commentator stated "If she claims to be free and having right to choose outside, she should prove it by trying to walk ] on London's street". "Western criticism of Iranian dress code is ethnocentric hypocrisy considering there are cultures where women cover less then in Western world, and also cultures where women cover much more then in Iran", he added. Iranian media also criticized Alinejad for misusing photos because most are from nature which public dress code isn't actually applied. As a response to Alinejad's campaign, Iranians set up various rival Facebook pages as ''Real Freedom of Iranian Women'' or ''Men's Stealthy Freedoms''. First one advocates scarfs on religious and traditional basis, and other one pokes fun of both with pictures of Iranian men wearing sheets and scarves, or being half-naked or in ] (since long pants are also obligated for men by ] as female scarves). Officials also criticized Alinejad's campaign as ]'s propaganda during recent ]. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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My Stealthy Freedom is an online movement that was commenced by a London-based journalist Masih Alinejad. This movement started from a Facebook Page "My Stealthy Freedom" where women from Iran post their photos without scarfs, as Iranian women cover their hair in public according to local dress code. This rules has been returned during the Iranian revolution in 1979,, after half century ban of traditional clothing by pro-Western Pahlavi dynasty.
Alinejad's view
Alinejad said she is not leading a battle against the headscarf. She wants to support the right for individual women to be able to choose whether or not they want Hijab. "I want them to be heard as well when they say, ‘Look, this is me, an Iranian woman. I want to be free." She said to interviewer.
Iranian view
Many ordinary Iranians as well as officials criticized Alinejad's activism as "foreign campaign for imposition of foreign dress code". Iranian TV commentator stated "If she claims to be free and having right to choose outside, she should prove it by trying to walk naked on London's street". "Western criticism of Iranian dress code is ethnocentric hypocrisy considering there are cultures where women cover less then in Western world, and also cultures where women cover much more then in Iran", he added. Iranian media also criticized Alinejad for misusing photos because most are from nature which public dress code isn't actually applied. As a response to Alinejad's campaign, Iranians set up various rival Facebook pages as Real Freedom of Iranian Women or Men's Stealthy Freedoms. First one advocates scarfs on religious and traditional basis, and other one pokes fun of both with pictures of Iranian men wearing sheets and scarves, or being half-naked or in short pants (since long pants are also obligated for men by dress code as female scarves). Officials also criticized Alinejad's campaign as RFE/RL's propaganda during recent nuclear talks.
References
- Iranian Women Discard Their Hijabs On Masih Alinejad's 'My Stealthy Freedom' Facebook Page Huffingtonpost
- Iranian women post pictures of themselves without hijabs on Facebook The Guardian
- Women shed hijabs for 'Stealthy Freedoms' Facebook page Washingtonpost
- ‘Stealthy Freedoms of Iranian Women’ Campaign Gains Steam Interview with ABC News