Recently an Iranian student was arrested in Tehranin Azad University, guilty of violating dress code. The reason should amaze, disconcert, it seems to us something so far from civilization, a civilization to which we are accustomed but which we sometimes question, then we read facts like these, and suddenly the West doesn’t seem so bad to us. In the Islamic Republic it is nothing more than ordinary administration. This girl was initially allegedly attacked by members of the militia Basij, a moral police also present in universitiesfor an unforgivable ethical offense, that of having worn the veil inappropriately, then she, as a sign of protest, would have undressed, remaining in her underwear. Shortly afterwards there was the arrest.
Sad were the words of Amir Mahjoubgeneral manager of public relations at the university, who defined the student’s act as “indecent”. and said “campus security intervened and turned her over to law enforcement authorities.” According to the student bulletin Amir Kabir, the student was violently beaten during the arrest. In a civilized country, a university director should be on the front line to protect students, rather than defending the crazy restrictions of the executioners of freedom. These are the Basij militiamen, who were born as an Iranian paramilitary force, subordinate to the Pasdaran, but following the war with Iraq they dedicated themselves mainly to enforcing the rules of behavior, life, moral rules, rules dictated by jihad which would consist in the will of God.
The Basiji, together with the Gasht-e Ershad, the main morality police, they deal with the imposition of Hijabthey arrest and beat women in case of violation of the rules relating to clothing, which must always be large enough to cover the figure, they suppress student demonstrations, arresting, beating, and if necessary even killing dissenters. Arrested people are taken to a police station or correctional facilities where they are taught how to dress or behave before being released to their obviously male relatives. They are often forced to apologize and to ensure that they live in full fidelity to religious dictates.
There are those who hoped that these events had been put to rest following the death of Masha Aminithe twenty-two year old who was attacked and beaten to death in 2022 because her hijab did not adequately cover her head. Tragedy that led to a revolt in the country with over 600 deaths, 20 thousand arrested, and 7 executed by hanging on charges of involvement in the protests. One of them was even exhibited to the public. The activities of the moral police were suspended for only ten months, before returning to the streets with reinforced troops.
A world where all this still happens is an ignoble, unjust worlda world that needs to be changed. Dear left, those are the only conservatives who pose a danger to democracy, they are the real enemies of freedom. They must be fought to free a people who do not know they can be free, because birds born in cages think that flying is an illness. Israel is also fighting a bit for this, to allow those who have always had wings but have never been able to use them to fly.
Massimiliano Bertagna, 4 November 2024
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