Iranian actress Sadaf Taherian without the Islamic veil in photo published on social networks
Sadaf Taherian and Chakameh Chamanmah were immoral calls by the authorities
Two Iranian actresses were forced to leave their country after the authorities called "immoral" and banned from acting. His crime? Have published several photos on the Internet in which they appear without the obligatory veil.
Sadaf Taherian, who took refuge in neighboring Dubai, admitted that it was a gesture of protest, but said she was surprised by the degree of harassment he suffered. Chakameh Chamanmah, which apparently is in the US, did not comment.
"I did not expect this from the Iranian people, of my own culture, hearing so many insults," said Taherian the "Tablet" program, the channel in Persian language The Voice of America. "I can only feel sorry for her reaction, I have no more to say," added the actress, after admitting he "was nervous and worried about how people would react to your photos."
The actress, who participates in the recently released movie "Asre Yakhbandan" (ice age), said in an interview with Masih Alinejad who published unveiled photos in your profile on Instagram and Facebook, "in protest by the strict laws of Iran, that force women to cover their heads. "
It is not the first that does. Since Alinejad, a known activist in exile since 2007, launched his campaign My Freedom Hides in social networks, Iranian published numerous pictures with her hair loose.
A few days later, Chamanmah also reported on its Instagram multiple images with the hair on display. Although she has not spoken directly, some relatives said they "chose that outfit according to the social culture of the country to which they emigrated." Immediately, pressure groups on the internet began posting offensive and sexist comments.
On Instagram, a favorite networks of young Iranians, there is much more at ease and provocative girls that they, including the daughter of a deputy minister. But most accounts is private and only circulates among a small number of contacts. The photos of the actresses, however, drew the attention of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, which depend licenses for books, films, plays and media.
The reaction was withering.
"From the ministry point of view, these two actresses are no longer considered artists (...) will no longer be allowed to continue operating," the spokesman Hosein Noushabadi. For now, the name of Chamanmah was removed from the credits of the television series "Baran-e-man", transmitted by channel 3.
Since one year after the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979, the law requires all women of Iran, whatever their nationality or religion to cover their hair and body shapes in public. The hijab, also known as the Islamic veil, turned into a symbol of the regime established by Ayatollah Khomeini and battleground between feminists and conservatives.
The generational change experienced since then (60% of Iranians were born after the revolution) became obsolete standard.
Although the most pious still use the austere chador (involving fully their bodies in black cloth), handkerchiefs of most urban women are reduced to the minimum necessary to cover the required except in university or government departments, which control the garment It is more rigid.
"I used the hijab for the sake of my career and demand movies. But I want to live in a place and in a way that makes me happy," summed Taherian in the interview, during which he also denounced sexual harassment suffered in the studios. The actress became known two years ago with "Koja Hich Hich Kas" (No one anywhere).
There is just one year was also announced the sentence to six months in prison and 91 lashes of several young people who posted a video dancing to the beat of "Happy" by Pharrell Williams. One of the problems, and show young men and women dancing together, is that they got rid of headscarves.
Another known actress Golshifteh Farahani, was also forced into exile a few years ago after showing her breasts in a short film.
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