Iranian Regime Reject the Principles of International Women’s Day 3/9/2018 8:06:07 PM   facebook Google+ ► Print Reyhaneh Jabbari who was hanged for defending her honor Iran News Update, 09  March 20  18 -- Thursday marked International Women’s Day, an occasion that was acknowledged by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a series of tweets justifying his government’s institutionalized gender discrimination and forced veiling laws for women. Khamenei credited the hijab with preventing women from adopting a “deviant lifestyle” and he railed against Western attitudes about women’s rights, calling them “symbolic of consumerism”. The Washington Post reported upon Khamenei’s tweet storm and said that in addition to flouting International Women’s Day it came at “a particularly sensitive time domestically.” Since late December, more than 30 women have been arrested for public protests against forced veiling. The activist campaign has com...