‘Don’t force women to wear or not wear hijab:’ Malala Yousafzai stands with Mahsa Amini

• Malala Yousafzai is highlighting the significance of not policing women’s attire.
• Mahsa Amini was detained by Tehran’s “Morality Police” for reportedly wearing an “improper” hijab.
• She allegedly suffered abuse in the police van and died in custody.

Malala Yousafzai is highlighting the significance of not policing women’s attire in the wake of protests that broke out in every country, with women removing and burning hijabs in response to the murder of Iranian lady Mahsa Amini.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner pointed out that forcing women to remove their hijabs is problematic in the same way that forcing them to wear one is.

After Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, was detained by Tehran’s “Morality Police” for reportedly wearing a “improper” hijab, protests broke out in Iran and throughout the world. She allegedly suffered abuse in the police van and was unconscious when transported to a hospital. She never recovered and died while in police custody.

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In response, many women all throughout the world, particularly in Iran, cut off their hair and burned their hijabs. Even international superstars reacted angrily to the terrible occurrence. Halsey and supermodel Bella Hadid are two examples of this.

However, some people began “hijab bashing” as a result of this. Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani education campaigner, stressed the issue of telling women what they can and cannot wear at that point.

“Whatever a woman chooses to wear, she has the right to decide for herself,” Malala wrote.

“As I have said before: If someone forces me to cover my head, I will protest. If someone forces me to remove my scarf, I will protest. I am calling for justice for Mahsa Amini,” she added.

It’s important to note that the education minister for Québec once declared that the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize would have to take off her scarf in order to teach in the Canadian province. The comparison between his encounter with the education activist and Québec’s prohibition on the hijab was made in the statement.

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