In Iran, women who appear without a headscarf in public are subjected to lashings and jail, as demanded by Sharia law. Masih Alinejad comes from Iran but lives in exile. She rose to prominence thanks to her online campaigns ‘My Stealthy Freedom,’ ‘White Wednesdays’ and ‘Men in Hijab.’ Her protest against Iran’s compulsory hijab rule has won her followers from around the world.
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