Iranian women have been protesting for three days straight against the Islamic Regime, across the country. One of the issues bringing women to the streets is the state-sanctioned religious intolerance. In addition, they are protesting the horrible economic situation due to the Islamic Regime’s preference to fund terror against Israel and other Arab countries instead of helping the Iranian economy.
#Women in Najafabad #Iran take over chants denouncing Iranian regime’s corrupt policies while neglecting Iranians. #Iranprotests
They protested regime’s policy of financial aid to Syria while younger generation had to give away their youth b/c they are unemployed and hungry pic.twitter.com/ZFsEGHp5qE— NCRIWomen’sCommittee (@womenncri) August 2, 2018
#Tehran, #Iran: Video shows undercover agents arresting young woman as another woman, who appears to be her mother cries out,”My child!My child!” Detainees in grave danger as gov. is known for killing protesters in detention. @UNHumanRights @JavaidRehman @StateDept pic.twitter.com/3KXtEvbuQT
— Adena Nima (@AdenaNima) August 2, 2018
Protests
Iranian women are saying no more. In a society where they are beaten for going out in public without a hijab, Iranian women are saying they had enough. Brave women have been participating in three days of protests and demonstrations in various cities across the country.
The women have been on the frontline also protesting against the high prices, lack of water and high unemployment.
Hijab Law
Women are protesting a decades-old law in Iran, requiring them to wear a hijab. Protesters have taken to the streets, sharing photos and stories without a hijab, in an effort to bring about change in what they say is a fight for their dignity.
These women knowingly risk their lives to fight against Islamic oppression. If they are accused of blasphemy they are executed by hanging.
Together hand-in-hand, let’s rebuild our country. Don’t be afraid. If we stand together, no force can intimidate us #Iranians! Why has our oil, electricity, resources, water all run-out? Why R we silent? We have been whispering for 40yrs, Enough is enough! #IranRegimeChange pic.twitter.com/UNqgPODT1j
— NCRIWomen’sCommittee (@womenncri) August 1, 2018
Religous Intolerance in Action
This woman was peacefully driving her car, when she was attacked by another woman driver for not wearing a hijab. She is screaming that she is going against Iranian law by not wearing a hijab, showing the level of state-sanctioned religious intolerance in Iran.
Where is the Western World?
This should be a top story in the Western press. Feminist organizations should be all over it. Progressive movements should be organizing protests and doing all they can to help their fellow “oppressed minority”. Instead, silence.
Feminist organizations in the West have been silent. Allowing the Iranian women to protest alone. The feminist, LGBTQ, minority rights organizations that push for protests and pride parades across the West for discrimination, have been eerily silent in the face of true oppression of women in Iran and other Muslim countries in the Middle East.
Iranian Woman President-Elect!
Maryam Rajavi is the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran party. She is a leading voice on women’s empowerment and tolerance in Iran.
The protesters represent a restless generation that will not be satisfied by anything less than freedom of their nation and homeland. They have demonstrated the fury and hatred of the general Iranian public against the fascist religious dictatorship ruling #Iran#IranRegimeChange
— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) August 2, 2018
Hail to the courageous people of #Isfahan and their fearless revolt against the mullahs’ oppression. In Shapour-e Jadid, valiant youths counter tear gas and repressive forces’ savagery, heralding liberation of their land occupied by the mullahs’ religious tyranny.#Iran
— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) August 2, 2018