Amid ongoing unrest, some Iranian women are now going about their lives without mandatory Islamic head coverings.
In Iran, More And More Photos Show Women Ditching The Hijab
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This December 24 photo, of a young couple playing with snow on a hilltop above Tehran, is one of several recent images showing Iranian women in public without the hijab, the Islamic head covering that has been mandatory for women in Iran since 1983.
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A woman in a market in Tehran on December 5.
Iran has been rocked by months of protests that erupted in September following the death of Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who was detained by Tehran's morality police. Amini was flagged for tight trousers and for wearing her hijab "improperly."
Iran has been rocked by months of protests that erupted in September following the death of Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who was detained by Tehran's morality police. Amini was flagged for tight trousers and for wearing her hijab "improperly."
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Two women, one of whom has removed her head scarf, walk in Tehran on December 6.
In 1983, Iran's Islamist government decreed that "women who appear in public without religious hijab will be sentenced to a whipping of up to 74 lashes," though short terms of imprisonment were a more common punishment.
In 1983, Iran's Islamist government decreed that "women who appear in public without religious hijab will be sentenced to a whipping of up to 74 lashes," though short terms of imprisonment were a more common punishment.
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A young Iranian woman takes a selfie in front of Christmas trees in Tehran on December 25.
In recent years, women deemed by the country's morality police to be flouting head-covering laws were made to attend a lecture on "Islamic values." A family member was then permitted to collect them for release.
In recent years, women deemed by the country's morality police to be flouting head-covering laws were made to attend a lecture on "Islamic values." A family member was then permitted to collect them for release.
