March 8, 1979 Iranian Women March Against Hijab and Islamic Laws

[IrraannGirl]

then how did islamic republic came in power i dont understand :(

[Tahmas07]

:West did it to us and we didnt accept it. Know they wane pull it from us and push it to the others.

[qwertyui66771]

DAMN THEY LOOK HOT WITHOUT HIIJAB

[barbaras1948]

Shoot the men and solve the problem.

[OKurdishFascismO]

Peaceful Demonstrations against Islamic Scandals and Khumeini will Help? LOL these poor women did not know who Khumeini is!

[jingle1bell]

The Arab Oppressive masters have long leftPersia..but like many long abused children, even when they are not closely supervised they will not escape… because they come to think & live in a "imposed fake reality" and they are "dead" to REALITY.. that is they DON"T HAVE stayed oppressed. Freedom will not be given eagerly by evil men. Look at the free nations. Persia gave us Great King Cyrus & his human rights. 1979 is like Arab culture returned to abuse & scorn future children of King Cyrus.

[shamil84]

these women are just like hairy monkeys,thank god,he saved many persian women from being sluts of western pigs as these monkeys since 30 years.

[967princeboy]

so next election in Iran you should vote wisely the candidates to become your president who are western minded person and not more on Islamic laws abiding...be a secular democratic country like Turkey today.....

[72deamons]

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[MrMan191919]

This is what happen if you kill Bahai, Zoroastrian and Jews for 300 year they kill Zoroastrian and Jews for 160 years they kill Bahai and you people didn't do anything to the ayatollahs now its time for Shia i fill sorry for some people but if you want (((islamic republic))) you have to have hejab take it. if your shah want to give freedom why he didn't give freedom to Bahai, Zoroastrian and Jews and etc why he give freedom to ayatollahs

From other side of the world Melbourne Australia

[PersianQueenz]

so many pretty faces!

[CyrusReborn]

they betrayed the shah and got raped by arab ruler, ignorant cunts haha you wanted islamic republic and khomeini, deal with it.

[TheSaba291]

you just put all nice beaty iran women in muslim prison, shame to stupid iran

[monirehC]

They are lying that they did not have freedom under the Shah.

The prisoned women if there were any were Mojahedin, The Islamic Marxists.

These women deserve this! They did not have appreciation what the Shah did for that country and they voted to the Mullahs. as we say in Persian; نوش جان

[Leila96088]

when fucking khomeini bastard was advertising his fascist and evil cult he promised the people paradise , and when the people bought in to his magic and spell he gave the people hell.

May you burn in hell for all eternity KHOMEINI and so may ISLAM

[flame3862]

majboori ba in lahje eftezahet english harf bezani?enghar ghese khale sooske tareef mikoni

[khyberhemat1]

Fuck you they do not protest against hijab. look at some women there they have hijab but they protest against the crulity of government. there is nothing about religion. the leaders can be against humanity but religion not. Islam is the best religion. We worship non but Allah.

[dchoubak]

@khyberhemat1 Except they were protesting against the MANDATORY wearing of the veil. It's two separate things. They're not protesting against Islam, they were protesting against being forced to do things against their will and not having the freedoms that they had promised.

[shmuli9]

@dchoubak Exactly! I'm sure there are women who want to wear hijab or manteaus... But to FORCE people to do it is quite something else...

[fischer3x3]

danke...

[Roman45873]

Peace, peace, peace all men desire.

[jajarad]

Islam is the way back to the stupid habits of Arab desert men... The beliefs of Islam about women and the way people must pray insult the IQ of human beings ... Progress and Technology goes forward and Islam goes backwards ... Two opposite directions... beating women is the "cultural" heritage of Arabs... which is imposed to superior nations like Persians... The beliefs of Arabs about women do not consist RELIGION ... Women have weaker and smaller muscles... beating them is just a fake bravado

[NoMulla]

shah time was the best time for all

for women and men

[ptaaffe]

I guess all these brave women were wrapped up in hijabs within a few weeks after this film was made. What oppression. A women's liberation movement will eventually bring true freedom, and prosperity to the Muslim world, as it did at the turn of the 20th Century in the West.

[jamined13]

dear friends this translation is not correct. and the rights is not respected

[Shayn911]

FUCK ISLAM

[molezay]

Islam after mohammad was a religion to invade, to kill, to force for converting, to destroy!!!!!!!!pls read the history of islam.

[nagamora]

I remind u infidels of Omar RA the terminator of the arrogant fire worshippers persians

long live islam , death to persia ,death to shia

[concordesm2010]

@MrArab2009 Eat shit you dirty Arab.

[nagamora]

@concordesm2010 shia r not muslims , persians will never be an empire again

I wish u overthrow Khameni n become secular or atheist n than arabs n turks n pakistani will not regret sadwitching ur arrogant apostate state .

[concordesm2010]

@jihadifanclub Listen you fanatical piece of shit, the fact that your user id starts with the word jihadi shows you have no idea about true Islam or God. In the Holy Koran, Muhammad only said that women have to dress decently. The interpretation that they should be covered by hijab was imposed by the mullahs. So it is not a command of God, you sick ignorant moron.

[MrArab2009]

ISLAM IS THE WINNER - DEATH TO THE HATERS

[Tabramos]

The islamic Regime has FAILED the Iranian people

[Navigator20081]

islam is shit 

[Navigator20081]

islam is shit

[musicluvah99]

@Navigator20081 You will regret these words I PROMISE

[imjohn007]

once christian women used to wear hijab and now muslim women are just becoming like christians

[mikaelourak]

زنان ایرانی بازنده اصلی انقلاب سیاه 57 هستند

[sunstars2000]

هااااااااااااي مشكورين احسنت

[sunstars2000]

مشكور

[mar123mars]

ugly asses

[monkeyman1140]

Islam is a disease of the mind, rooted in backwards tribalism long abandoned by modern societies.

[johndavid1111]

these women are bitchs,...

[proudfemale]

@johndavid1111 why would you call women who want the 'right to think for themselves and make their own decisions' to be bitches

Im sure you a very 'ineadequate' male who cant cope with the fact that women do have brains/rights/strength

[musicluvah99]

@johndavid1111 These women are not bitches. You're christian right? Ever seen what a nun wears? she's covered too but nobody messes with her and takes away her freedom of wearing covered clothes. But No0o0o0o0, If Muslim ladies wear covered clothes they are wronged and their freedom of wearing covered clothes is being taken away..... WHY?!??!?!

[jihadifanclub]

Hijab is OBLIGATORY in Islam ands its a comandment from God not Khomeini. Equality by definition means "the same", men and women are not the same so we have diffrent obligations. These foolish women don't understand what it means to be a Muslim and they are more intrested in behaving like kaffirs. And all they are doing is giving the kuffar another tool to divide our community and further attack us.

[AthanatosBG]

@jihadifanclub

You are sick!

I hope you be with your God as soon as possible!

FUCKING FOOLISH ISLAMIST!

[jihadifanclub]

@AthanatosBG I'm not an Islamist I am simply a Muslim.

[AthanatosBG]

@jihadifanclub And you believe that you HAVE TO live like the arabs lived 1400 years before?!? you have to listen "commandment" of God, which He gave to the arabs by angel Gabriel, whispering in the ear of your prophit?!?

Do you believe in such stories?!?

I told you you are sick!

[proudfemale]

@jihadifanclub LOL'

WHAT god...explain why despite 1400 yrs & MILLIONS of desperates trying NOT ONE has managed to come up with single shred of even anything to support any allah theory..ZILCH

you call women who know heat emits via the head, who want to think for and make their own decisions for themselves are foolish LOL

equality is NOT about same physical body you idiot...this is 2010 and you show pitiful ignorance..pitiful

[jihadifanclub]

@proudfemale God exist, just simply look how the universe works, do you think man created it or it was just a fluke?

Allah (swt) requires women to wear hijab not man. I seriosly doubt these women don't want to wear hijab because it is too hot, especially when men were hats and cloth on their heard all the time.

Men and women are diffrent by nature, so we should be treated diffrently according to our nature.

[valarmanwe]

@jihadifanclub How do you know that Allah requires women to wear the hijab ? Please don`t tell me he told you. God has `told` murderers to commit murder. "God" has given you a mind of your own. I suggest you use it !

[jihadifanclub]

@valarmanwe The hadith says so. Who told you women should not haft to wear it?

[valarmanwe]

@jihadifanclub Hi pal. With respect, and like I said, `books` have enjoined people to commit murder. We have to use some common sense here. No one has told me that women should not wear the hijab. And no one has told me they have to either.

[jihadifanclub]

@valarmanwe Common sense tells me that women that dress modestly are not objectified and are harassed alot less by men. Common sense tells me that when a woman seeks to be respected because of her brains and not her body she is tyically better off.

[95sour]

@jihadifanclub Fuck rotten Islam .Fuck rotten islam. Fuck rotten islam.

Death to khamenei the Liar the criminal the MURDERER.

[micap20078]

just wipe islam off the face of the earth

[MohammedMuzzy87]

@micap20078 impossible

[musicluvah99]

@micap20078 Islam is the truth. Just read our Holy book once. Believe me, U'll fall in love with it in seconds

[MrArab2009]

@#

SonOfCyrusTheGreat

well u hate ARABS just look at ur profile's pic it's written in ARABIC Alphabet

U using our Alphabet ................... Proudly Muslim First, Arab Second.

[nilo723]

Zendebaad Islam! 

[mwolda]

May the brave Persian Lionesses prevail! 30 years is way too long!

[blackmamba5445]

Islam is EVIL

[musicluvah99]

@blackmamba5445 Who said Islam is evil? Do u know islam? Have you read a single page of the holy book? no? then shutup

[KurdZyzz1]

you didn't want shah and this si what you get

fucking iranians, stupid people.

[MrArab2009]

Islam will never die because it's the truth and Alhmdulliallh it's fastest growing religion in the EARTH.........................­.......May Allah Bless Muslims and their Nation worldwide.....................­..Ya Allah

[SonOfCyrusTheGreat]

@MrArab2009 FUCK YOU! YOU FUCKING DESPICABLE PIECE IF TRASH! YEAH ISLAM IS GOOD FOR BUNCH OF FUCKIN BARBARIC IDIOTS LIKE ARABS, ISLAM EMERGED OUT OF UR FUCKED UP BARBARIC CULTURE. FUCK UR RELIGION AND CULTURE AND HIJAB!! PEOPLE LIKE U ARE TESTAMENTS TO HOW ISLAMIC VALUES OPPOSE LIBERAL VALUES AND HUMAN INTEGRITY! FUCK YOU!

[musicluvah99]

@MrArab2009 Some Kafar spammed your beautiful comment.... I wish the whole world could see what you just wrote...

[parham001]

Should have thought about that when you said death to the shah. he gave you freedom, equal rights and freedom to vote. what do you woman do?. say death to the great king. stop crying and wear you're hejab.

[ihatekhomeini]

@parham001 Don't write about things you don't know. Muslims hijacked the revolution, most people wanted democracy.

[AmerTheFarhat]

The same way Iran forces its women to wear the veil in public, the French government is striving to ban the veil in public. Both have deep-seated anger and sentiments against the west and islam respectively. I believe that women have the right to choose how they dress, whether it is to express their religion or to simply express themselves. It should be their choice, not any body elses

[Fonzi79]

I feel bad for the ppl in Iran! I hope one day the ppl overtake this shitty government!

[oussamac]

Does anyone have a video which shows how women in TUNISIA are fighting to keep ther hijab???

[MrArab2009]

Long Live Islamic Republic of Iran

[OfDaHeeZy84]

@MrArab2009 Oh Shut the fuck up.. marg bar jomhouri eslami.. Long live Persia..

[parham000]

After all the late shah did for them, thats howw they repayed him. ungratefull whores.

[IranMarzban]

@parham000

good for them, most of them died with hijab and poverty and depression

[parham000]

When they were saying margbar shah, they should have thought about the future. they deserved it. wear the hijab and shutup

[parham000]

Shah gave the woman equal rights. they were alowed to vote, be cabinet ministers, free university study, freedom of dress, choice.....

[parham000]

Under the shah in 37 years only had 2100 political prisnores and most of them were islamic terrorist like mojahed or khomenie supporters. in iran right now there is atleast 300000 political prisnores right now,. in 1988 khomenie orderd the murder of 8000 people. including children and woman.

in 37 years, there was 120 excecutions in shah's time. most theives and killers.

under the shah iran had the 7th biggest economy in the word. now it's the 87 ranked economy with all these oil wealth

[subcrocodile]

@parham000 ;

you're totally LIAR LIAR,do not lie big big big,first before revolution iran's yearly gain was 30 billion dollars,but 2 years after revolution it became 60 billion you know how? because shah was puppet of england and usa and all your money were going to those who back shah like usa and british,after revolution usa's income cut buy moslim goverment and iran gained a big freedom and economic independence.so shah made 1000 exexutions in one day in 1976,so what you say this.you LIAR.

[shagcon1]

its well documented about the terrible SAVAK,thier was economic inequality,a token democracy,why do you think thier was a revolution,of course thier was much more social freedom than now. As for the present regime,they really are brutal !,still got economic inequality,a token democracy,but even worse no social freedoms (they treat the iranian people like children),and thier religious fantacism wasted many lives in a futile war that khoemini seem to lap up,yes iran took a wrong turn in 1979.

[MsIRanin]

Shagcon1 What Brutal regime in Shah's time?? What are you talking about?? Were you even in Iran in Shahs time?? If you called shah's regime brutal which is was NOT what do you call this regime?? Never heard so much nonsens in my life!

[shagcon1]

the causal talk of apostacy by the observant muslim woman at about 1:50 is totally amazing,could you imagine that in todays iran!,thier was more social freedoms under the shahs brutal regime,though not political.but the period from his fall until the imposition of the islamic constitution judging by these clips was window of freedom that iranians have never witnessed since,an oppurtunity missed.

[shagcon1]

we might be seeing this again soon in the streets of tehran.amazing scenes,the kind of freedom in the halycon days of the revolution, this revolution could of gone any wich way,i think if most iranians of the time could of seen into the future they wouldnt of like what they saw.

[THESHIRZADEGAN]

ba dorud! hejab bedone AZADI yani MARH , va hejab ba AZADI yani ENTEKHAB AMAL..... ZANANE iran hagh entekhab bayad dashteh bashand......Hamid.

[zzzerichxx]

A loving God would not want women restricted in this way. Wearing these horrible black hijabs and veils is unsightly and must be uncomfortable especially in hot weather!

Surely a woman could be modestly dressed without going to these ridiculous extremes!

[Offtofott]

Knock down the tyranny of religions!!!!

[iloveeagles25]

T watch 0:37 there are so many Women in this protest with hijab and yalling even louder then the others.

you are nothng more then just an Idoit Dude saying we do not want hijab, you must be brought to speak like an Idiot dude .

[PersianCola]

Awesome! Classic video. How time passed quickly over 20yrs. What was interesting was most of them look as modern and good-looking as the current generation. So actually they were doing fine right up to revolution. What happened to that generation?

[piercedsquid]

It was the same problem as you see anywhere else, even here in America: Fanaticism. The key difference between Iran and America is that the fanatics seized power in Iran, but not in America, not yet at least. Granted, we have had people with fanatical tendencies sitting in positions of power, and fanatical puppetmasters behind our polititians, but we have a system of checks and balances

[Shiva250]

Vayyyyyyyyyy khodaye man in khanom keh darae tarjomeh mikonand in video ro che sedaye badi dare va engelisi ham ba che lahjeye badi sohbat mikone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:))­)))

[musicluvah99]

@fatima130784 You converted to Islam? May God bless you and inshallah you shall go to heaven :')

[Shirio77]

Well, Get the facts right!

Our ancestors accepted the islamic rule! We cannot get Equal right without REJECTING SATANIC SECT of Islam!

Death to SATANIC SECT of Islam

[puseye]

This sort of blatant human rights violation is not committed in ignorance of Islam, but because of Islam.

[Katerzyna23]

i totally support them

the problem is there are many muslims who dont wanna respect the freedom of choice

a woman wearing Hijab or not its her freedom

i am a muslim women who dont wear hijab u dont know how do i suffer from abusive words from muslims just because i dont wear it

[choloperuvian]

My support for you , lady

Your are in the righy way, chauvinistic and mysoginous thinking has caused dammage to women everywhere. Women are more than a piece of robe. woman without hijab are more corageous and liberated beeing.

greetings for you, worthy woman

you're welcome in peru

salam

[fatima130784]

I think everyone should have a choice to wear hijab or not.For me being a english woman I actually converted to islam and I made the dicision to wear hijab and I feel wearing hijab gives me for confidance and I feel liberated but i understand if it is forced then you are not doing it for love of God and will hate wearing it...

[choloperuvian]

Behind hijab remains a symbolic arm of people of mysoginous thinking to submit. women ¿Why men don't use burkas?

Chauvinistic ideas points women are cause of perversion. Body is not guilty of indescence but mind. There are indescent women who wear hijab or burka.  And also men. Everuthing changes.

You feel "liberation" and "confidence" because you have assimilate a kind of islam - fundamentalist branch.- It's ideology.

[piercedsquid]

I agree, the key to true freedom, wether in an Islamic nation or not, is having the freedom to choose Islam, or some other faith; Hijab or no Hijab. Just as a person must decide for themselves wether to be muslim (according to my non-muslim understanding of Sharia law), should they not also decide for themselves how to show their faith and dedication?

[molezay]

If u marry a blak paki muslim ,it's normal to cover urself.Iranian educated women hate to live like primitive arab culture.

[fatima130784]

well pakistani are not black! I wear hijab from my own choice.....I have many born british woman hows parents are irainan and they wear hijab from learning that wearing hijab is a obligation from God..same as if a christian woman walks into church she should cover her hair,same with nuns they cover there hole body and same with jewish woman...

[honarart]

islam will die in Iran, death to it

[jebanjepsa]

@honarart 

[momo5288]

@honarart You sound as ignorant as the "Islamic" Republic of Iran.

[Iran88Arya]

@honarart Islam has already failed in Iran.

[nagamora]

@Iran88Arya shia are not muslims to bigin with OK , u don't know what real islam is

[Coptic78]

@nagamora

yes you are really right. Shia is a skt, that is why it is so brutal. Sunnis are not taht like

[molezay]

@Coptic78 Yes u are right,I see what is happing in pakistan,egypt,saudi arabia and .....etc :) lol

[alihibin]

their freedom was frustrated by shias poor women porr women

u r welcome in mexico

salam...

[erhank]

the only thing Iran need is a secular system such as my country.greetings from Turkey!

[DKB786]

I wish All muslim countries could be  secular states like TurkeyI

[4Tamashah]

I wish Islam will be abolished in every country.

[choloperuvian]

all religions

[servegiorgio]

@4Tamashah I do not like religion mix with politics this is a lie in every religion not just muslins,

[4Tamashah]

@servegiorgio Watch my favorite clips, & you will see what Islam does to human braib.

[oofeewise]

@4Tamashah islam will rule, n ud be regretting wad uve said

[4Tamashah]

@oofeewise . Are you blind? can't you see that the women in Iran do not want to be ruled like this? Islam is a cancer for the brain, just like a virus in a computer. Get your head checked. 6th century crap is over.

[therockernews]

@4Tamashah sooooo you know the islam of the arab countries¡¡¡¡¡¡ and persian, but the islam of america its too different¡¡¡

[4Tamashah]

@therockernews , YES, & ALSO MUHAMMAD ATE CAMEL SHIT FOR BREAKFAST.

[sunni4you]

@4Tamashah

FUCK YOU!

[4Tamashah]

@sunni4you FUCK MUHAMMD & ALLAH & THE PHONY CULT OF DIRTY ISLAM. & FUCK ALL THE FOLLOWERS OF THOSE DISGUSTING MURDERERS THAT DESTROYED IRAN.

[molezay]

I hope it remains with ur new pro islamic governement but iranian are not going to make a such mistake again for sur

[lo3331]

Does anyone have a video which shows how it happened that women in Iran finally obeyed and wore hijabs as we see it nowadays?

[Mahdavi1990]

I know my info is not that helpful, but the headscarf finally got enforced in Iran in 1981, which was a little bit over 2 years after the Revolution. I don't think much happened - they just had to obey and put on the headscarf.

[Mahdavi1990]

By the way, I just wanted to add that the women in this video are protesting against the government suggesting that CHADORS should be made mandatory. However, chadors never ended up becoming made mandatory to wear in Iran, as it is only just a loose headscarf that they have to wear.

[pythia7]

Not true. The religious police went around making sure women were covered, and also with sandpaper to take their makeup off. It was stricter then.

[Mahdavi1990]

No, headscarf only became mandatory in 1981, not 1979. You had women walking around in Iran with their hair not covered at all straight after the revolution.

They only did these things you're mentioning after 1981.

[insideoutbeegees]

Days that darkness started!

[EMMALEILA]

You are such an ignorant PIG!! having freedom and equality does not mean prostitution!! it is because of people like you that peaceful protesters, who only want some basic human rights, are being killed in the streets of Iran once again!

[minakarina]

Thank you for sharing this!

[ubc2009]

go to this address and educate about the struggle of working class in Iran. Not any pig against US should be supported. Pig is a pig.

[306310h]

dont be scared sisters.you have more rights than any one els,you are the mothers who have last their children to free iran.you are the owners of the revolotion,you are the revolotion.dont let few dictaor men take away your rights.down with sexit attitude of iranian government.long live iranian womens struggle aginst corrupted government of iran.fight on sisters we are with you.

[tonadankhamush]

what discrimination in between men and women was there before revolution?!!

[denisfk101]

Sad to see the fale promises made by the islamic government to get in power and when they came to power they took away all womens rights and freedom...I can only imagine that their people feel ripped off and resentment towards their government. I think most iranians would now realise they were alot better under the king atleast their nation was an economic powerhouse and was moving forward. women had much more rights than any other country in the region, now they have some of the least rights!