A woman defies an Iranian cleric by tearing off his turban

At Tehran's Mehrabad airport, an Iranian woman confronted a cleric who had reprimanded her for not wearing the hijab. She ripped off his turban, put it on her head and shouted, "What's wrong with this?". The video, shared by journalist Masih Alinejad, illustrates resistance in the face of Iran's recently tightened harsh laws. These rules impose heavy penalties, up to and including the death penalty, for those who oppose the compulsory veil. This woman embodies the growing anger of Iranian women against oppression.