SOLIDARITY

Some are missing the Point

The idea here is showing solidarity with Majid, saying we all wear the rousari with pride if it is for a cause.   In fact this is one of the most beautiful and creative forms of solidarity I have ever seen. 

A few years ago in a high school here in America, all students shaved their heads to show solidarity with a fellow student who had to have chemotherapy. 

Not your idea?

 Jahanshah,

Thanks for correcting me. I still think it is a brilliant idea of yours to transfer it to IC and let it grow.  Not a steal then, but certainly good teamwork.

How the Hijab Became the

How the Hijab Became the Symbol of Male Resistance In Iran

Peter Tatchell says:

“It is ironic how headscarf, which was traditionally seen as a symbol of women’s oppression (who are forced to wear it in public in Iran), is now being used by men to show membership in a liberation movement. It is worth noting that it is a violation of law to cross-dress in Iran.”

The ongoing, spirited anti-government protests in Iran has been fearless, witty, creative and nothing short of inspiring. And when you see images like this, you know that the Iranian regime don’t have a snowball’s chance against the courage of the Iranian people.

Another friend puts it brilliantly:

“A band of close-minded, desperate, brittle thugs are facing intelligent, resourceful, flexible opposition. They’ll struggle increasingly to get their message across as each tactic they use is subverted, adopted or discounted by their foes. Every attempt to shame will become a badge of honour and respect. They’ve lost, it’s just that they haven’t realised it yet cos they still have all the oil & guns. They’re too stupid to realise that in an educated country, money & guns aren’t enough.”

//www.hurryupharry.org/2009/12/11/how-the-hijab-became-the-symbol-of-male-resistance-in-iran/

Picture of Tavakoli a fake?

Although i appreciate the action of our compatriots, I would ask everybody to have a closer look at two of the pictures of M Tavakoli at Fars:On one of the pictures the left hand has a thumb missing, and the gravity, which should drag the sleeve downwards, it shows upwards. It seems that this is in realitiy a left hand, turned 180 degrees in the other direction. Than there is another picture, where Tavakoli looks at his left hand, this time with his thumb. Very strange kind of wathing his hand. It seems, as if his face was cut from one picture and in another. And that scarve is also strange. I showed the pictures a german friend who examinded them ... and he confirmed my suspicion...Your opinion? Please have a close look at the pictures on:

//media.farsnews.com/Media/8809/ImageNews/880917/58_880917_L600.jpg

//media.farsnews.com/Media/8809/ImageReports/8809171435/2_8809171435_L600.jpg

Of course this would prove, that the Islamic Republic ist fabricating these stories to  bring Tavakoli into derision.

 Thanks, Schahram

Arthimis: I have been plenty Brave in my life time but...

I'm not a Man.  Any adjective is, a) subjective and b) plausible as gender-specific (i.e. modern science no longer correlates bravery with gender).  Your logic the way it is articulated, does not make any sense to me.  

Monda, Being a man means to be brave...

and not a coward! Simple as that.

Through out history and especially our own Persian/Iranian history, Many Brave men and women fought and were killed in the name of Truth, Freedom and Justice. 

I only see those in Iran fighting every day as Brave Men, Women and Children....

The rest of so called Iranian men outside Iran wearing a CHADOR (disgusting Islamic symbol of oppersion of women) are mostly doing it for attracting self attention ! Which like their girly dances to Persian "Domboli" songs is as slizzy...

If these men truly cared and still care for Iran and Iranains, they must join their brothers and sisters on front line, on the streets of Iran fighting Islamic Republic now!

No one else in this world gives a F... ! In fact, most people around the world don't have a good impression of Iranians (mostly Iranian men) and one can understand why...

Note: Arthimis (with different spelling ways in Roman letters) was a Persian Navy Admiral in charge of Persian Navy Fleets some 2400 years ago! As a Persian, I have always loved this name and some day will call my son this name if I ever have one.

IRAN and ONLY IRAN in IRAN. 

Unity of mankind

Man and women are the two hands of a person or two feet of a person. How can we be against the women. We are born by women, our mother, our daughter , our wife and nice sisters are women. We are connected to woman. We love and need woman. Woman is our love and our goal. The word man comes from Mordan, Mard and the word woman Zan from Zaidan. Withour woman we disappear. Even Mohammad told the paradis is under the feet of woman. Woman are important and are beautiful and good. They give us life and joj. Without woman the men are nothing. How can we live without woman.  I miss my mother and my... I love woman, even if sometimes they are not friendly and nice. The men who destroy the woman is destroying the life and love.

Not my idea, but...

Thanks Solo. This was not my idea. Someone saw photos on another site and recommended that I take a look. Also many of the photos here are from a page created on Facebook. So I thought I should give it wider audience. And it's always fun dressing up as a woman :o)

Brilliant Notion

Jahanshah,

Once again, you come through with a brilliant 'outside the box' idea. A smash hit.

 Curiously enough, prior to this featured 'photo essay' I had mentioned to a cyber-friend that some of the Iranian men really ought to don the hejab because they are just too good looking for their own good.  Next thing I see this feature.  

Aside from the solidarity angle and the fun everyone appears to be having with this and the most incredible gesture of the 'real men', I noticed something. As a female looking at these pictures, I was made extremely curious as to what lay underneath that scarf or chador.  If only one eye is peeking through, one wonders whether the other one matches and is just as lovely.  Glasses and hejab add that much more enigma to the whole brain covered underneath sheaths of blue, green, black and parcheh- chador-namazi. For me, there was suddenly 'mystery' about the hair, the neck, the ears, the this, the that.  And it occurred to me that is most probably what happens to men who see women in hejab. The element of mystery and curiosity is not only thwarted but multiplied instead.  Hejab is supposed to cover her so she is not craved for, violated by stares, consumed by carnal desires etc etc.  But it may very well have had the completely opposite effect.  Wouldn't it be ironic to view this as a means to make the 'woman' more alluring? Afterall - isn't less really more? 

Good job everyone. Now if you could appear in full head garb, tweezed eyebrows, painted nails, a bit of pink lipstick and rouge, and hip hugging roopoosh, I will say - call GQ and line up for the photo shoot.  :)

Arthimis: What does that mean?

You are burdening yourself with an impossible task if you think you can save women, the world, or even your self only by being a Man.  Thank about that.

I'm curious to read your reasoning. 

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Proves the old saying

These pictures prove the old saying. Men make ugly women!

To: The MAN

Just out of curiosity, could you enlighten the rest of us, what "acting like a MAN" means?

I hope one day you, too, will arrive in the 21st century. 

I respect women

But I am sorry, A man must be a MAN! Maybe that's why we were defeated in the first place!!!

Come on Iranian men, It's time for us to act like a Man. Let a Woman be a woman, let the Homosexual be a Homosexual and let yourself be a man and act like a man...

In these unfortunate times for our Mother Land Iran, we (The Men) of Iran must be and act 100 times more "A MAN" than we even are now! Otherwise, Islamic Republic is in favor of men sex change, so they can oppress even more!!! (No direspect to any woman, but it is the unfortunate fact that we are all slaves of Islamic Republic and rules now!)

Men of Iran, rescue yourselves by being a MAN first so we can rescue our WOMEN, CHILDREN and ALL THE OTHERS as well.

As an Iranian man, I want to FREE my own mother, sister and all Iranian women from their chains! I wish all Iranian men want this for their own mothers, sisters, wives and Iranian women as well !

Free Iran and Free Iranian women, men and children.

God, please help us understand and act accordingly and justly.

Irandokht Jaan

for whatever it's worth this Iranian man (me) did protest against the mandetory Hejab. btw, not all of us men all took a long wintery nap those days.

the filthiest regime ever

this regime will not stop to stoop to lowest level in the history of mankind!

Ma Hameh ba Ham Hastim

Belakhareh az Madar zaeedeh shodim va behesh eftekharam mikonim, na oona keh pedar ridashoon

Perhaps this should become a competition

AMA or Oscar type..after enough time for all to post. A jury of accused IRR apologists, Monarchists, communists, and anarchists will cast the deciding ballots.

Best Lachak, Worst Costume, Ugliest,  Most original, Most Foul, Mr. Congeniality...and top prize of prettiest man alive. This dog has legs and should go global.

HollyUSA you said it!!

I love your comment so much. It made me so happy to read it, despite how awfully true and disgusting it is. 

In Iran, women have no rights in marriage. One of the saddest things to see is the rate of marital infidelity and the lack of rights women have to set their affairs straight following these affairs. It is so sad. It's always just confrontation, a bit of shame, then the men apologize. I have seen such sad stories and it makes me burn with rage at what these "freedom lovers" do when it comes to facing their actions in court. Of course, it's not like men don't put up a fight here.

Flying solo had a great series of comments about this recently and I fell in love with her for it. Divorce is sad enough as it is, but the women get so much more screwed in Iran than anyone can imagine.

LOL i like what some guys are using

table cloths and towels. 

Guys send this to foreign

Guys send this to foreign media organizations. This campaign needs to get some coverage!

It's a fantastic initiative and it can be expanded on to cover women's grievances about the hejab. 

Barikallah Aghayoon

Keep it up. Great effort.  And btw, you all look so good that we women might just make hejab mandatory for you ;)

JJ jan, sorry but I have to agree with the other two ladies with regard to the lack of male support on women's rights in Iran. As far as I know, most men happily take advantage of ALL their unequal rights in divorce courts, with inheritence etc. But in neez bogzarad..and those particular gemtelmen won't be laughing :P

picture grsol002aaf

back in the day, men and women in iran would get married w/o even seeing each other.  Just imagine if you were the guy and on wedding day you are surprised by a bride that looks like  002aaf.

HA HA HA

سربلند و سبز باشید

Life is so short and so many fine fine men around. It is getting harder to be a girl these days.

You are all my hero! Well done!

Hope that you keep this page

On top for a while. I have to do it too.

This is great. Thanks.

DAAVA

Eyval Eyvale, EYVAL, ma daava darim EYVAL

JJ Jaan Sorry But its Not easy being Green ;0))

I thought the key was to be disguised as a Woman ... Not Kermit the Frog ...

//iranian.com/main/image/90049

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpiIWMWWVco

LOL

Thank you all

PROUD of all of you.

BTW, the actual Majid Tavakoli picture is such an obvious photoshop job that one must be an idiot to take it seriously. 

And JJ: You deserve a special thanks for taking on this task!!!

These men make us PROUD!

  What a beautiful gesture! Absolutely lovely!! Thank you.

Ugly women...

I have not seen these many ugly women in one place....