After the death of a young Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, after being arrested by the moral police in Tehran, a wave of anger has reached the whole world in Iran and abroad.
The most prominent way of expressing this anger is to cut their hair, as many women cut their hair in demonstrations that continue to this day in the country with the slogan “Woman is life, freedom”.
Not only Iranian women, but many women around the world posted videos of cutting their hair in solidarity with the protesters.
They were joined by Swedish MEP Abir Sahlani, who cut his hair during a speech at the European Union Council in solidarity with anti-government protests in Iran.
Iraqi-born Abeer Sahlani said from the podium of the European Parliament: “Until Iran is freed, our anger will be greater against the oppressors, and we will be with you until the women of Iran are freed.” Strasbourg, France on Tuesday
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She then picked up a pair of scissors and repeated the famous slogan of the protest “Woman, Life, Freedom” as she cut her hair before leaving the stage.
It should be mentioned that this young woman named Mahsa Amini from the Kurdashin city of Saqoz in the northwest of Iran died on 25 September 1391 three days after being arrested by the Ethic Police and then she was transferred to a hospital in Tehran.
Her death has since sparked outrage in the country over several issues, including restrictions on personal freedoms and strict laws on women’s clothing, as well as the livelihood and economic crisis Iranians have been experiencing. The structure in general. .
Women played a prominent role in those protests, and the women protestors burned their headscarves. Inside Iran and all countries of the world, they also participated in cutting their hair.
Source: Lebanon Debate
