Be a man

Send your "woman" photo in defense of Majid Tavakkoli

by Jahanshah Javid
13-Dec-2009
 
Majid Tavakkoli, a student leader arrested after a rousing speech at Amir Kabir University, has been dressed up as a woman by agents of the regime who claim he disguised himself in order to escape. His photos have been posted on Fars News, run by the revolutionary guards. Iranian men are showing their solidarity with Tavakkoli by wearing a hejab and posting their photo on the web. Be a man... email your photo to jj@iranian.com to be posted in this album for all those imprisoned by the Islamic Republic. See more on Facebook. See news on BBC.

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masoudA

FANT TAS TIC

by masoudA on

dame hamatoon garm

PS 1- some of the dudes seem to enjoy the look

PS 2- Ladies can also join but with fake beard and mustache


yolanda

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by yolanda on

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Faramarz

Brazilian Wax

by Faramarz on

As soon as I am done with my Brazilian wax, I should have a picture for Mahmoud and the boys!


divaneh

Now thats what I call solidarity

by divaneh on

Well done every single one of you.


Hovakhshatare

I am shopping for a green scarf and will be wearing it

by Hovakhshatare on

What can I say? Majority of the real strength and role models in my life have been women. including my wife. The women of Iran are teaching the men how to rise. And setting a precedent in street protests that shall be a future methodology to be followed by other movements around the world. Books on this will yet be written. Masih is a sample

مردان جنبش سبز در حركتی نمادين و در مخالفت با حجاب اجباری روسری به سر کنند (مسيح علينژاد)  2009/12/09

anoher speech in SF July 25th protests //vimeo.com/5801691

and //iranian.com/main/2009/jul/masih-alinejad

www.masihalinejad.com

She has my vote whenever we have a free election and whatever party


Monda

Gentlemen: Nice show of Solidarity!

by Monda on

To be fair, I need to share something with our lamenting ladies:

Back in the late 80's, my cousin and two friends being outraged by the hejaab laws, in solidarity with their girlfriends and other female loved ones, wore black veils and slogans around the streets of Tehran in hope to attract more men to their mission.  Within less than an hour all three full bearded men were taken in. Beaten up and isolated for 3 weeks, they had to sign to never repeat their foolish unruliness.  They were threatened by the lives of those very women whom they loved and meant to protect.  

One left Evin paralyzed from waist down, one walks around LA with a prosthetic leg and the luckiest left with fractured head, shoulder and hip.

It was a matter of life and death, Ladies.

Organized protests en mass didn't exist until this year.  Iranian men and women had not reached their boiling points to this degree.  And it's not over Hejaab - but as we all know it's about IRI's barbaric abuse of power.

I want to be hopeful about a secular republic.


sima

Iranian men have definitely supported women

by sima on

The smart ones of course -- the ones who matter! I'm just pointing out a little irony... As Irandokht says, better late than never!

Anyways, I love picture 10.


Noosh Afarin

Thanks Mr. Javid

by Noosh Afarin on

More pictures from Green movement's reaction in Solidarity with Majid Tavakoli.

//kouhestan.persianblog.ir/post/1774/34


IRANdokht

Baroness jan

by IRANdokht on


Baroness Dudevant

Please open a facebook group

by Baroness Dudevant on

Please open a facebook group for this. More people will participate.


Baroness Dudevant

All for one and one for all.

by Baroness Dudevant on

Can women participate as well? If so, in what capacity? Can we wear green and post it here too?

 


Haleh

Well done men!

by Haleh on

Well done men!


yolanda

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by yolanda on

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IRANdokht

JJ

by IRANdokht on

When the Hejab became mandatory for women, how many men  protested that law?

IRANdokht


Jahanshah Javid

Men have not supported women?

by Jahanshah Javid on

Sima, I disagree. Iranian men have been more supportive of women's rights than at any point in our history. "We are all Neda" is slogan widely embraced by men and women. Shirin Ebadi has been widely supported by men. Men have played a significant part in the One Million Signatures Campaign for Equality. We haven't forgotten "you".


IRANdokht

Sima jan

by IRANdokht on

I understand and agree with your comment, but I'd say better late than never. I am hoping what happened to Tavakoli was the tipping point and hopefully translated to a step forward for our men. I want to be optimistic. ;-)

IRANdokht


IRANdokht

Awesome!!

by IRANdokht on

I just posted a news item on this campaign too and saw the same picture here. 

Thank you gentlemen! 

IRANdokht


sima

Thank you gentlemen

by sima on

This is a worthy effort. But slightly ironic in the eyes of Iranian women... You would do this in solidarity with one man but you have had thirty years to do it in solidarity with millions of women and you never thought of it!


Mehrban

Most brilliant campaign

by Mehrban on

"We are all prisoners"


Fred

Fantastic

by Fred on

Fantastic! absolutely fantastic.