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An Iranian monarchist who filmed herself pulling the headscarves off Iranians in London fled to Israel after UK police announced they were investigating her.

The woman allegedly responsible is an Iranian pro-Israel activist called Bahar Mahroo, who later closed her Instagram and TikTok accounts and claimed she found the videos online. However, a reserve image search found no sources for the video, other than her Twitter account.

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[–] footoro@sh.itjust.works 40 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

What an absurd story. Another nutjob the Palestinians now have to deal with. Will never understand right winger‘s obsession with the hijab.

Like I guess we all agree that it’s terrible to force women to wear something they don’t wanna wear. First of all, how do her actions fix the problem in Iran? This is just anti-Muslim racism.

Then, in the west where stuff like this happens there’s this constant allegation that women would be forced to wear it, which is in most cases wrong and just another angle on anti-Muslim racism. So these anti-hijab people want to then ban hijabs in order to „free“ the women.

It makes no sense to tell women what to wear and what not in order to free them from people allegedly telling them what to wear and what not. No one could ever come up with a coherent explanation when I raised this concern, always just a lot of mental gymnastics. I will never understand why people just don’t let other people be.

Apart from that, being against the Iranian regime is a reasonable take, but wanting back a monarchy instead? Wtf

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The old Iranian monarchy were basically Western puppets. Iran tried to break loose in the 1950s. So in 1953 America and Britain overthrew the Iranian government when it tried to claim ownership over its own oil. They also strengthened the power of the Iranian monarchy which was loyal to them.

The Iranian monarchy were some of the first to recognize israel and do anything else the West asked them to. Not much of a surprise israelis loved them.

[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Another nutjob the Palestinians now have to deal with.

What's the relevance of this?

[–] footoro@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Did you like read the article? It’s even in the summary of the original post. She filmed herself ripping off hijabs of women’s heads and then the police was investigating it and then she fucked off to Tel Aviv. I don’t get this thing where people comment without reading the OP, let alone the actual article.

[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes, I did; what is she planning to do to Palestinians if she's going to Israel?

I don't get this thing where someone makes a comment, you respond that you don't think they read it, then asks you a question about the relevance and you ignore it and moan instead. But hey, as you were.

[–] faltryka@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I think the implication is that an anti Muslim radical going to Israel is likely to support the current Israeli genocide of the Palestinian people.

[–] footoro@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

Yeah absolutely this. I don’t know how this is confusing to anyone.

[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world -5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I mean yeah, maybe? Not sure how though, seems very assumptive based on a place she just flew to. Not sure how she will affect anything regarding the Palestinians.

[–] faltryka@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Are you trying to say that you think a person who is radicalized against muslims is going to move to a country that is actively genociding a population of them and not support it?

[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You're assuming she has been radicalised. And you're assuming what she's going to do there. Her overall effect will be nigh-on zero, I imagine.

[–] faltryka@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You’re really stretching thin here.

[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] faltryka@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)