TIME TO VEIL MEN INSTEAD -- HOW ABOUT THAT?

TIME TO VEIL MEN INSTEAD -- HOW ABOUT THAT?

We will be failing in our dharma (obligation/duty) if we do not stand in solidarity now with the women of Iran who are fighting oppressive Islamic dress code thrust on them. They are burning their hijab (head scarf) by way of collective resistance to the tyranny of archaic religious injunctions bearing them down for ages.

Shame on those who are siding with these regressive religious forces here and elsewhere! Those who wish to perpetuate the enslavement of women to patriarchal excesses need to introspect. Men who are vociferous about veiling women may veil themselves instead. That would appease their apparel appetite better for sure.

Mahsa Amini's brutal murder must not be forgotten or forgiven. Iran and all Islamic nations where women are subjugated must reform themselves to humanistic standards from their present harsh ways and means. 

Bravo, brave girls of Iran, you who are daring the might of religion and state at the same time!

Written by Sugata Bose