In Iran, school kids begin knocking off turbans of Islamic clerics amid spiralling anti-regime protests

New Delhi: In what seems to be a unique form of protest against the oppressive and authoritarian Islamic regime in Iran, schoolgirls and boys have now begun knocking turbans off clerics on streets as part of anti-regime protests in the aftermath of Mahsa Amini’s arrest and custodial death a couple of months back for not wearing proper headgear.

“These days I’ve been receiving many videos from inside Iran where schoolgirls and boys knock turbans off clerics as part of anti-regime protests. Removing the turbans of clerics has turned into an act of protest after the regime killed hundreds of innocent protesters,” a tweet by Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad, who has been actively chronicling the anti-regime protests, read.

In the accompanying video posted along with the tweet, a young girl can be seen running up behind a cleric walking down a nearly empty street and knocking his turban off. The girl does not stop to look back and continues running, while the shocked Islamic cleric can be seen stooping to pick up his turban. Knocking off turbans from unsuspecting clerics close to the regime has turned into a movement for schoolboys and girls who so far had not formed the crux of the protests, being mainly led by varsity students.

These days I’ve been receiving many videos from inside Iran where schoolgirls & boys knock turbans off clerics as part of anti regime protests.
Removing the turbans of clerics has turned into an act of protest after regime killed hundreds of innocent protesters. #MahsaAmini pic.twitter.com/guoOrwIhca

— Masih Alinejad