Iran hijab enforcer’s daughter wedding sparks outrage

India Today

An old wedding video of a senior Iranian official’s family has resurfaced — and it’s reignited anger over hypocrisy and privilege in Iran’s hijab enforcement.

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00:00Look at this old video from a luxury wedding in Tehran, Iran.

00:08Chandeliers, applause and a bride in a strapless gown walking in with her father.

00:13No headscarves in sight, no sign of modesty rules that govern most Iranian women's lives.

00:18The clip looks ordinary until you realize who the man beside her is.

00:22That's Ali Shamkhani, a long-time ally of Supreme Leader al-Khamenei

00:26and one of Iran's most powerful military figures.

00:29He served as the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 2013 to 2023,

00:35the body that oversees Iran's national security and internal enforcement.

00:40Shamkhani is known as an enforcer of Iran's strict hijab and public morality policies,

00:45the same rules that punish women for showing their hair in public.

00:48The SNSC he once led played a central role in suppressing dissent,

00:52including the 2022 anti-hijab protests that erupted after the death of Masa Amini.

00:58Amini, a 22-year-old woman, died in police custody after being detained in Tehran for allegedly violating hijab laws.

01:08Her death sparked months of protests across the country, one of the biggest uprisings Iran had seen in decades.

01:14The crackdown that followed was brutal.

01:16According to Human Rights Watch, more than 500 people, including 68 children were killed.

01:21Thousands were arrested as the state moved to silence the movement demanding woman life freedom.

01:26So when this old wedding footage resurfaced showing the daughter of a hijab enforcer in a strapless dress,

01:32the backlash was immediate.

01:34Many Iranians saw it as a proof of double standards, that those who impose the rules don't live by them.

01:39The timing added fuel to the anger.

01:45Iran is reportedly preparing to deploy 80,000 morality police officers to tighten enforcement of dress codes for women,

01:52while the families or the powerful appear untouched by those same laws.

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02:10Now back to the women's launch.

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