Rally held in defense of hijab and modesty in Tehran

Rasa - A large group religious people have gathered in support of hijab and chastity on the north side of Fatemi Square in Tehran, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

News ID: 853

Date: 07 May 2014 - 22:10

Rasa News Agency reports - On the afternoon of May 7, a large group religious people gathered in support of hijab and chastity on the north side of Fatemi Square in Tehran, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Demonstrators held banners with slogans bearing statements supporting the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khamenei, and the other grand Ayatollahs who have declared their support for the promotion of culture and modesty of hijab and have showed their support of the police forces in regard to enforcing chastity.

Friday prayer leaders, seminarians, scholars, Hezbollahis were present at the rally. They held banners which read: “this entire army came with the love of the Leader,” “Oh man! Where is your honour? Where is your wife’s hijab?” and “God is the greatest! [Imam] Khamenei is our Leader!” “Woe unto the wretched!” “We support the police!” The ralliers showed united against those who wear do not wear hijab properly and supported the culture of modesty and hijab.

During previously held rallies, the protesters did not have a plan to deal with the traffic and chaos created due to their rallies; the streets surrounding Fatemi Square were choked with heavy traffic and people. This time the organizers read a statement to the rally’s witnesses stressing that the rally was in line with cultural issues and not related to political issues. People from the Ministries of Education, Higher Education, the seminaries, and television and radio stations then began chanting slogans calling for cultural and educational measures to promote a culture of hijab and chastity throughout Iran.

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