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‘We're fighting a daily battle': Iranian women dare to shed hijab in public

Iranian women in Tehran without the mandatory headscarf, or hijab, on 5 August 2023. © AP - Vahid Salemi

Three years after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being arrested for failing to cover her head, more and more women are pushing the boundaries of Iran's strict morality laws and going out in public without a hijab. One Iranian woman tells RFI why she sees dropping her headscarf as an act of resistance.

"When I look at old photos of myself wearing the hijab, I find it quite strange," she told RFI, speaking on condition of anonymity. "I no longer recognise myself."

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