IRANIAN MEN DONNING HIJAB TO POKE FUN AT CODES

The annals of Internet activism in Iran have spanned from the serious to the frivolous: highlighting political crackdowns as well as tweaking conservative sensibilities with selfies of rich children partying poolside in Tehran. Now add cross-dressing to the list. A campaign by the site My Stealthy Freedom is urging Iranian men to don head scarves, known as hijab, as a poke at the public dress codes for women. The responses have included veiled men — complete with moustaches and stubble — and even a few who have put on a chador, a flowing garment that reveals only the face. “I hate when they used morality police in order to force my wife to wear compulsory hijab. There are a lot of men in Iran who have respect for women’s freedom of choice,” according to the site.