A young woman at the Islamic Azad University in Tehran took off her clothes in protest after she was attacked by security officers for violating hijab rules, Iran International reported. According to sources, representatives of the “morality police” tore her clothes, after which the student undressed and was on campus in her underwear.
The university’s public relations director general, Azad Amir Mahjoub, confirmed her arrest and said campus security handed the student over to authorities. Local authorities later reported that the girl was in a state of severe mental stress and was sent to a psychiatric hospital. According to the student telegram channel Amir Kabir Newsletter, during the arrest the student was subjected to physical violence, she received blows to the head, which caused her to hemorrhage, traces of which were left at the scene.
The incident reflects Iranian women’s growing opposition to the mandatory hijab, which has become a symbol of the fight for rights and freedoms. After the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022, a mass movement “Women, Life, Freedom” began in Iran. In response, Iranian authorities stepped up enforcement of the “Muslim dress code” by launching Project Noor, which increased the presence of security forces and “moral police” in public places. Some universities, including Al-Zahra University, have introduced facial recognition systems to monitor compliance and restrict access to female students who do not wear the hijab.
In Iran, a woman who was questioned by the “police des mœurs” seems to have lost her hijab in her clothes and erred in the streets in the sign of defiance. He then arrêtée par et a shot. This is the brave face of true resistance. pic.twitter.com/Gr8cofc5Sg
– Blue White Red! (@LBleuBlancRouge) November 3, 2024
Previously, Cursor reported that an Oxford University professor and grandson of Muslim Brotherhood founder Hassan al-Banna was convicted of rape in Switzerland. Theologian and professor Tarek Ramadan was accused of raping a 58-year-old woman, which allegedly occurred in October 2008 in a hotel room in Geneva.
