Iran town removes statue of woman with un-Islamic dress

[duluxe]

https://observers.france24.com/en/m...ulpture-removed-veil-hijab-islamic-dress-code

The latest target of Iran’s compulsory hijab law: a statue recently installed on a street in Gorgan, in the northeast of the country. On March 25, city officials removed the sculpture because of a woman whose veil and dress was deemed inappropriate.

The sculpture was entitled “Together Alone” and was put up in Gorgan, a city in the northeast of Iran this year. The piece depicted members of a family sitting together on a bench, but each of them is staring down at a cell phone. The goal of the installation was to draw into question the role of social media and smartphones at home.

But the controversy stirred up over this sculpture did not centre around its message, but rather the style of dress of a woman in the art piece.

Some ultra-conservatives, including the deputy for social affairs, were quick to criticise the city of Gorgan, saying that the sculpture promoted un-Islamic dress. The hair of the woman depicted in the sculpture is visible as is some of her ankle.

However, the woman in the sculpture’s style of dress is similar to the way many women in Iran dress in order to comply with mandatory hijab policies….

 

[syed putra]

We don't really want people to masturbate in public onto the statue.