Key takeaways:
- A man in Iran was arrested after throwing yogurt at two women who were not wearing the hijab in a store in the northeastern city of Shandiz.
- The incident has sparked outrage among many in Iran, with many calling for the man to be held accountable for his actions.
- It has also highlighted the ongoing debate in Iran over the mandatory dress code for women, with many calling for the laws to be relaxed or abolished.
A man in Iran was arrested after throwing yogurt at two women who were not wearing the hijab in a store in the northeastern city of Shandiz. According to a video and report published by the Mizan News Agency, the state-run media for Iran’s judiciary, the incident occurred on Thursday.
The video of the incident shows a man approaching one of the women who is unveiled and speaking to her before proceeding to grab a tub of yogurt from the store and throwing it, hitting both women in the head. The man was subsequently arrested and judicial authorities in a town near the northeastern city of Mashhad issued arrest warrants for the two women for flouting Iran’s strict female dress rules.
The incident comes after President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that the hijab was the law in Iran. Growing numbers of women have defied authorities by discarding their veils after nationwide protests that followed the death in September of a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman in the custody of the morality police for allegedly violating hijab rules.
The incident has sparked outrage among many in Iran, with many calling for the man to be held accountable for his actions. It has also highlighted the ongoing debate in Iran over the mandatory dress code for women, with many calling for the laws to be relaxed or abolished.
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