iran

Iranian men have posted photos of themselves wearing the head covering
typically worn by Muslim women. The images show hundreds of men clad in
bright green headscarves posing mockingly for the camera.
This campaign was sparked by the government's attempt to humiliate
leading student activist Majid Tavakoli. Authorities arrested Tavakoli
after he delivered a fiery anti-government speech during Iran's Student
Day demonstrations on December 7th. Following his detention, the
semi-official Fars News Agency published photos of him wearing a
woman's veil, claiming that he had been found trying to escape from
campus using it as a disguise. Many members of the opposition believe
the photos were fabricated to discredit and disgrace the young activist.
Now, men too have taken up the veil as a symbol of political protest.
This campaign is not only a reaction against the mistreatment of
political prisoners, but also against male chauvinism. From the