'Kurd men for equality'
Men wear women's clothes to send a message to local government.
Kurdish men in Iran have launched a Facebook campaign to send a message: being a woman is nothing to be ashamed of. The "Kurd Men for Equality" campaign was started in response to a judge's ruling that forced a man convicted of domestic abuse to wear women's clothing as a form of public humiliation.
According to Global Voices, a local court in a Kurdish province of Iran ordered the man be escorted through the streets while wearing a red dress and hijab. Since then, Kurdish Iranians have organised on Facebook to speak out against the ruling, which they say is demeaning to women.
Several men have shared photos on the campaign's page.
Pedram Penhan: Hoping for the day that sexuality, gender will not be a way of evaluating humanity.
Ala M: For many years, women in my country have been side-by-side with men, wearing men’s clothes, struggling. Tonight I am happy and honoured to wear women’s clothes and be even a small part of the rightful struggle of people to express gratitude and excellence to the women of my country.
Translation: "Woman" means "life".
Namo Kurdistani: ...We should gather together and condemn this stupidity, brutality and inhumanity against women. This is the least I can do to support women.
In the photo below, one man holds a sign that reads: Disgracing Kurdish women is disgracing an international community. Women are mothers, sisters, and life partners.
[OP: Several more at source]
A women's march took place in Marivan on April 16 to protest using women's clothing as punishment:
[OP: YouTube clip has since been taken down]
The Facebook campaign mirrors a 2009 protest in support of student and civil activist Majid Tavakoli, who was photographed in hijab following a public speech on Iran's Student Day. Police claim that Tavakoli wore the hijab to exit his speech undetected, but students and human rights activists say he was forced to wear it by what they deem "immoral" treatment from the police. After photos of Tavakoli spread, hundreds of Iranian men posted photos in hijab as protest against the police.
Source at AJ.
Kurdish men in Iran have launched a Facebook campaign to send a message: being a woman is nothing to be ashamed of. The "Kurd Men for Equality" campaign was started in response to a judge's ruling that forced a man convicted of domestic abuse to wear women's clothing as a form of public humiliation.
According to Global Voices, a local court in a Kurdish province of Iran ordered the man be escorted through the streets while wearing a red dress and hijab. Since then, Kurdish Iranians have organised on Facebook to speak out against the ruling, which they say is demeaning to women.
Several men have shared photos on the campaign's page.
Pedram Penhan: Hoping for the day that sexuality, gender will not be a way of evaluating humanity.
Ala M: For many years, women in my country have been side-by-side with men, wearing men’s clothes, struggling. Tonight I am happy and honoured to wear women’s clothes and be even a small part of the rightful struggle of people to express gratitude and excellence to the women of my country.
Translation: "Woman" means "life".
Namo Kurdistani: ...We should gather together and condemn this stupidity, brutality and inhumanity against women. This is the least I can do to support women.
In the photo below, one man holds a sign that reads: Disgracing Kurdish women is disgracing an international community. Women are mothers, sisters, and life partners.
[OP: Several more at source]
A women's march took place in Marivan on April 16 to protest using women's clothing as punishment:
[OP: YouTube clip has since been taken down]
The Facebook campaign mirrors a 2009 protest in support of student and civil activist Majid Tavakoli, who was photographed in hijab following a public speech on Iran's Student Day. Police claim that Tavakoli wore the hijab to exit his speech undetected, but students and human rights activists say he was forced to wear it by what they deem "immoral" treatment from the police. After photos of Tavakoli spread, hundreds of Iranian men posted photos in hijab as protest against the police.
Click to viewSource at AJ.