Women demonstrating, cutting their hair in front of the camera and even removing their hijab, have characterized the widespread protests currently underway in Iran.
But even women who want to wear a hijab, as well as some religious leaders, have supported the protests, says Iranian-American journalist and political commentator Negar Mortazavi.
Among other things, she has worked for Voice of America's Persian broadcasts and The Independent newspaper.
- Many women who wear hijab have said "I am a hijabi woman but I am against the moral police."
Don't do this in my name,” says Mortazavi, saying that this is remarkable for the protests this time.
But how agreed are the Iranians, and the religious leaders then, about the hijab requirement?
Are these protests - which Mortazavi believes have fundamentally feminist goals - a threat to the regime?
And what can the outside world do to stand in solidarity with the women and men who risk their lives to protest?
Opinions differ, even among religious leaders, she believes.
However, many have opposed the violence the regime has used against the protesters.
- But what would also have been significant is if we had heard statements from Muslim countries that do not have a hijab requirement, such as Iran's neighbors Turkey, Pakistan, and all the way from Indonesia to Morocco.
It would have had a meaningful and symbolic impact on Iran, she says.
Hear her tell more about the protests in the clip