The idea behind the hijab is that it is entirely the woman’s responsibility to prevent men from being tempted. She must cover herself in order to forestall that temptation. So putting a hijab on a cartoon character is tantamount to stating that the cartoon cartoon is a legitimate object of sexual desire.
“Iran’s Khamenei decrees that female cartoon characters must wear hijab,” by Zachary Keyser, Jerusalem Post, February 22, 2021:
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a fatwa stating that women in cartoons and animated features must be depicted wearing a hijab, according to al-Arabiya citing Iran’s Tasnim news agency.
A fatwa is a declaration or ruling on a point of Islamic law given by a recognized higher authority. The ruling is not legally binding, however.
The report states that Khamenei was answering a question posed by a Telegram user, asking if observing compulsory hijab is necessary for characters in animated features. It was not made clear through which forum the question was presented to the ayatollah.
“Although wearing hijab in such a hypothetical situation is not required per se, observing hijab in animation is required due to the consequences of not wearing hijab,” IranWire quoted him as saying, according to the report.
Since Iran’s Islamic Revolution 40 years ago, women have been forced to cover their hair for the sake of modesty. Violators are publicly admonished, fined or arrested. They are also harassed and targeted by Iran’s “morality police,” also known as the “Gasht-e Ershad.”
There are additional instructions for women clerks in many Tehran shopping centers to wear a maghnaeh (black hood) instead of a simple hijab, or face the possible consequence of having their business shut down….
BlackSabbath says
Khamenei should wear hijab.
Ray Jarman says
No, he should wear a sock hanging from his mouth or better yet, he should wear steel clamps through lips where he would have to eat with a straw and unable to utter a word.
Mike says
NO a ball gage
Westman says
“Mommy, my cutout dolls are now haram. I need some with jihabs”
Will there be a fatwa to determine which cartoon characters are female? Will the Teletubby character be axed? Are cutouts allowed for the ears of Minnie Mouse? And what style of hijab works for Rapunzel?
It seems the free world has a Teleprompter leader and Iran has a Looney Tune one. Whoda thunk it?
It would be amusing to see Ilhan Omar wearing the “Black Bag” uniform in Iran. Why doesn’t she visit this illustrious bastion of womens rights and make a video about Iran’s many womens organizations?
Infidel says
One thing I’ve wondered: why does Rashida not wear the same sort of hijab that Ilhan does? Does she have a lower fear of being raped than Ilhan does?
Jaydam says
Ive always felt that all Muslim man should also be wearing the hijab and a burka, and then this stone age death cult’s brain washed followers will make them selves look just as ridiculous as the women look.
Infidel says
Can the Iranians adapt the woke practice of re-gendering their dolls as male to get them to avoid wearing the hijab? Particularly when we all know how much the woke crowd loves Iran
PRCS says
Hijab’s purpose per Qur’an 33:59 (https://quran.com/33/59) is NOT modesty.
It ‘protects’ virtuous Muslim women from the public predations of unrelated Muslim men where Islamic law is THE law–by identifying/distinguishing them from filthy kuffar women who–of course–remain fair game.
That ‘religious’ nonsense has NO place in Western nations and Muslims in America need to be told that its hateful, discriminatory message deserves NO respect here.
Andrew Blackadder says
muslim men are admitting to the World at large that they are in fact men who commit rape, as they demand that women cover themselves up otherwise the men will rape them, however these empty headed morons cannot see that they themselves are admitting their own weaknesses, and weak men they most certainly are.
gravenimage says
Iran’s Khamenei issues fatwa demanding that female cartoon characters wear hijab
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As Bugs Bunny would say, “Watta maroon!”