Iranian Women and Hijab: Real Story

Mohsen Johari ^ | September 6 2026 | Mohsen Johari

[Morgana]

Is hijab really forced on Iranian women? Is it oppression, or liberation? In this video, I break down the history of covering in Iran—from pre-Islamic Persia to Reza Shah’s forced unveiling, including the Goharshad Mosque massacre, to the democratic process that restored hijab after the 1979 revolution. I also compare the psychological effects of hijab versus Western beauty standards, and I address Western women directly with a question that might change their perspective. If you want to understand the real story behind hijab, this video is for you.

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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: antisemite; iran; israellieaboutiran; jewhater; jihadisttroll; therealiran; truth; truthofiran; youcanthandletruth

[Morgana]

I've been watching many videos about Iran and what he says is true.

I see many women walking around with out a chador or hijab on. The only thing I don't see is women in booty shorts and spandex tops. The women are always very modest. What we would call "Sunday best" in the 1950's.

[Lurker]

Maybe you should go to Iran for a few months and give us some first hand reports.

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[ChuckHam]

I’m sure the Jews are worse. After all you hate them more than Islamists.

[Mimi.M]

I’m getting ‘regime mouthpiece’ from him, and my initial research seems to confirm it.

[Morgana]

There have been American YouTubers who have been there lately and posted videos.

Here is Matt and Julia, they posted three weeks ago. It’s one of several videos they posted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GMgofd_Agw

[Lurker]

I’d rather hear it from you.

So when are you going? I’ll help you pack.

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[Morgana]

So glad you asked and I will answer in future post

[Albion Wilde]

bump

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

My granny habitually wore a babushka, but grandpa didn’t kill her when she didn’t.

[sauropod]

Booty shorts.
heh

[Dan Zachary]

I see many women walking around with out a chador or hijab on.

And they are getting punished for it.

Iranian Activist Sentenced to 178 Lashes and Prison for Not Wearing Hijab link

Marathon organizers arrested in Iran after women ran without hijabs link

Iranian Singer Sentenced to 74 Lashes for Performing Without Hijab link

Iran establishes Tehran court for ‘moral security’ as it tightens monitoring of hijab compliance link

[Georgia Girl 2]

I’ve actually seen a few of those Youtube videos also. I was shocked to see so many women not wearing the hijab.

[MikelTackNailer]

I've never seen you posting anti-Semitism when your focus has been mostly pro-Christian anti-abortion. Did I miss something?

But you should have thought on Mr. Unibrow's message more before posting it. He was fairly logical until he claimed that Iran's population freely voted for the Islamic regime at 99.5%. Joseph Stalin knew better than to lay it on that thick. Inbred Guy totally lost me when citing that hijabs prevent the "natural" tendency for men to rape those uncovered...equating freedom. Tribalistic savages.

I wonder if any of his family were among the tens of thousands slain by the regime for daring to defy it. The CIA would have accomplished some long-needed redemption had it gotten some of their population armed, but apparently they've been too busy doing illegal domestic spying to bother with that.

[CaptainK]

This guy didn’t change my perspective. I shudder every time I see women wearing a hijab, especially young pre teen girls. I’m seeing so much of this in NY lately it’s fightening.

It’s creepy seeing “Dr” El-Sayed running around with tight tee shirts, preening, so we all know he goes to the gym and his poor makeupless wife is sitting next to him in the summer heat all covered up.

[Drago]

Hijab enforcement varies by region/city and day apparently:

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Iran+hijab+requirement+lifted&t=osx&ia=web&assist=true

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Video Transcript Summary

The speaker, who lives in Iran and supports the Iranian government, argues that Western media promotes two major falsehoods about the hijab: (1) that it is inherently oppressive, and (2) that it is forced on Iranian women against their will.

Historical claims:

• Head and body covering predates Islam in Iran (practiced by noblewomen in the Achaemenid and Sassanid empires as a sign of dignity) and appears in other traditions (ancient Greece/Rome, Christian depictions of the Virgin Mary and nuns, Orthodox Jewish women).
• Forced unveiling was imposed by Reza Shah (described as British-backed) in 1936, with police removing scarves; many women stayed home out of shame. This was opposed, culminating in the 1935 Goharshad Mosque incident in Mashhad, where security forces fired on protesters (casualty figures disputed: official ~128, other estimates 1,200–2,000).
• After the 1979 revolution, Iranians approved an Islamic Republic and its constitution via referendums (high reported approval and turnout). In 1983, the elected parliament passed the mandatory hijab law, which the speaker frames as a democratic reflection of majority cultural/religious values rather than top-down tyranny.

Current situation (per the speaker):

• Hijab is legally required in public, but enforcement is inconsistent; many women push boundaries or do not fully cover, and Iran is not the systematic police state portrayed in Western media. Occasional confrontations occur, but most women who wear it do so by belief. Support remains majority-level overall, though lower among younger urban women.
• The speaker acknowledges flaws in Iranian governance and that not every woman supports the law.

Arguments for hijab’s benefits:

• It counters Western pressures that tie women’s value to appearance (advertising, movies, social media), which the speaker links to higher body dissatisfaction, eating disorders, and low self-esteem.
• Hijab shifts focus to character, mind, and faith; it reduces objectification, protects families, and (according to the speaker) makes women feel safer/more respected.
• The speaker questions which system better serves oppression: mandatory covering or cultural pressure to reveal/beautify/compete for attention. He compares Iran’s rules to France’s ban on full-face veils and notes that no living generation fully “voted for” existing laws in any country; Iran has parliamentary mechanisms for change.

Additional claims:

• Opposition to the hijab is not purely organic but has been influenced by foreign-funded efforts aimed at secularization and regime change (citing historical examples under the Shah and ongoing media/exile activity).
• He invites Western women to reflect on whether beauty standards and “dictatorship of the mirror” have truly brought happiness or safety, and asks them to consider if hijab would help or harm them.

Overall message: Hijab is presented as rooted in Iranian and broader Abrahamic tradition, restored after forced unveiling via a popular process, and protective rather than oppressive. The speaker stresses this is a more complex reality than media headlines suggest, while admitting the law is not universally loved or perfectly applied.

[CaptainK]

Never mind a mandatory hijab, a pair of tweezers should be mandatory for that scary Neanderthal like Unibrow.

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting.

“Eyes without a face.”
“Got no human grace, you’re eyes without a face.”
“Such a human waste, you’re eyes without a face.”

Life without a choice, mouth without a voice.
Head without a brain, you’ll mind or feel the pain.

Slavery v freedom

[Does so]

Hijab is handy for covering bruises...

[Morgana]

I don’t know where you get those transcripts but thanks 👍👍👍