A video of a young woman in Iran throwing off her hijab after being fed up off being harassed by moral police is going viral and netizens believe it is for all the right reasons. Moral policing in our society, especially towards girls and women is a common phenomenon and a super annoying one. It can irritate the calmest of minds as just imagine constantly being told what to wear, how to behave, to do this or not to do this in public can be quite tiresome. Well, it certainly did in case of this Iranian girl who stood up against moral policing and threw off her hijab in protest. Her bold step has got backing of supportive Twitterati who praised the woman’s act by flooding the micro-blogging platform with #NoHijabDay posts! Soumya Swaminathan Withdraws From Asian Championship Citing Violation of Human Rights As Headscarf-Wearing Is Compulsory in Iran.

Most of you have come across a short clip of a young woman showing moral police their right place on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or even WhatsApp. So, what exactly happened? Well, our hero of the video is the girl wearing a dark olive-green hijab and minding her business with her friend when suddenly a group of four grown-up ladies dressed in traditional black burqas started lecturing her. While the conversation between the two sides took place in local language, Twitter user Ashraf Sherjan translated into English. Here’s what happened.

The moral police asked the girl to wear her hijab correctly as according to them it did not cover her head correctly and showed her hair. Well, to this, a clearly annoyed (and, rightly so) Iranian woman shot back saying, “Who are you?” before removing the hijab altogether much to the dismay of the moral policing aunties. Here’s the viral clip of the young woman throwing off her hijab in protest against moral policing that is doing rounds on Twitterati!

Now, let’s take a look at how Twitterati reacted to the entire incident. Hint: They have been immensely supportive of the Iranian girl who was unnecessarily attacked by moral police.

A Big Thumbs Up to Her

Repeat After Me, Stop Telling Women What to Wear!

We ALL Are With You Girl

No More Moral Policing

Wearing hijab or a veil is a personal choice, and this has been a matter of considerable debate for centuries. In Iran, there is a mandatory rule of wearing a headscarf, a law that has been widely discussed, objected by their own citizens as well as at an international platform. We have seen cases of sportsperson pulling out of events held in Iran due to their compulsory veil rule.

Recently, Indian chess champion Soumya Swaminathan has pulled out of an Asian tournament in Iran over the country's compulsory headscarf rule. The 29-year-old Woman Grandmaster said the law was a violation of her personal rights. Earlier in 2016, shooter Heena Sidhu pulls out of shooting championship in Iran due to obligatory hijab rule stating forcing athletes to wear a hijab is against the spirit of a sport.

In fact, Nearly half of Iranians believe that wearing a veil should be a private choice after a report by Center for Strategic Studies, which operates as part of the Iranian president's office stated nearly 49 per cent believed the government should not be allowed to dictate what women wear. Well, we guess it is time Iran introspects about this mandatory hijab rule.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jun 16, 2018 03:48 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).