In Fashion-Conscious Iranian households dozens of colourful head-scarves, suitable for every outfit and season, hang from a rack of hijab hooks by the door. Though many Iranian women stay covered even at home in the presence of male relatives, millions of more liberal-minded ones fling off their veils as soon as they step inside. A new social-media campaign called "My Stealthy Freedom", launched by an expatriate Iranian living in London, seeks to challenge the orthodoxy. The Facebook group, which has attracted 500,000 fans in under a month, invites women to post images of themselves, outside and unveiled. Hundreds of them have offered up images at familiar sites, from the depths of Tehran's metro to the heights of Milad Tower, Iran's tallest building. "I loathe the hijab," wrote one Facebooker under her photograph. "I too like my hair to feel the sun and the wind to touch my hair. Is this a big sin?"
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