Iranian Men Veil Up

You may recall when a few weeks ago, Iranian women took to Facebook and flooded the social media site with images of themselves with their hair uncovered, to spark a debate about the freedom of choice regarding the veil. But now, a new trend has emerged in the uber-conservative nation; Iranian men are posting their own versions of the photos, wherein they don a veil in what seems to be a mockery of the My Stealthy Freedoms campaign.

The initial stealthy freedoms campaign, a group on Facebook started by London-based Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad, exploded on the internet, receiving over 30,000 photos within just a few days of its creation. After it gained popularity though, it also received backlash. Some of this took on a more mocking tone, such as the newly created Facebook group Men's Stealthy Freedoms, where men are poking fun at the entire campaign with (rather hilarious, we must admit) photos of themselves with headscarves on. It seems to be more light-hearted than menacing, but other groups and incidents in the country have not been so amusing.