# Iranian women defy hijab law in Tehran race

https://mins.news/en/item/65087

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-19 01:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/19/iranian-women-defy-law-and-run-tehran-race-without-hijab?traffic_source=rss

> Hundreds of Iranian women ran a 10K in Tehran without wearing the hijab, in one of the largest acts of defiance since the 2022 “Women, Life, Freedom” protests. On the same day, veiled women marched in the capital to support the government and the war effort, creating what some described as a tale of two cities.

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