the behavior of the student who undressed in public is “immoral” according to a minister

Hossein Simaei, the Iranian Minister of Science, Research and Technology, affirmed on Wednesday November 6, 2024 that the behavior of the Iranian woman who undressed in public on Saturday in front of a university in Tehran is « immoral ».

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“She broke the norms and her behavior was not based on sharia (Islamic law, Editor’s note), it was immoral and contrary to customs”declared Hossein Simaei, on the sidelines of a government meeting, adding that the student did not ” not “ was excluded from her university.

A video that went viral

Saturday November 2, the young woman appeared undressed in front of an Iranian university. A video of the event was posted by the Iranian student website Amir Kabir. It was then taken up by numerous Persian sites and then abroad. According to the first activists who relayed the video, the young woman was harassed by members of the Basidj militia. His arrest, which went viral, caused a wave of reactions and emotions across the world.