Iranian mother and daughter defy fatwa on women cycling in video message
A mother and daughter have bravely filmed themselves cycling in an Iranian city in defiance of a fatwa that says it is a danger to women's "chastity". The fatwa, which has been announced by Iran’s supreme leader prevents women from cycling because it “exposes society to corruption”. The video shows two women wearing hijabs and face veils cycling on a road in what they say is Kish, an island territory belonging to Iran. “My mum and I are from Tehran,” the woman holding the camera says./ “Bicycle riding is part of our lives. We heard [Mr] ...
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