Moment brave Iranian woman tears off cleric’s turban and drapes it over her head in act of defiance after he scolded her for not wearing hijab at Tehran’s international airport [Video]

This is the defiant moment a brave Iranian woman tore off a cleric’s turban and draped it over herself after he scolded her for not wearing a hijab at an international airport in Tehran. 

The video, posted to social media by Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad, shows the unnamed woman shouting at the man in Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport. 

After taking his white turban, she can be heard shouting over and over again: ‘What’s wrong with this?’ 

She was then seen chasing the man down while screaming: ‘What’s wrong with this? Tell me!’ 

Alinejad said of the woman: ‘[She] confronted a cleric harassing her for not wearing a hijab. 

‘In a bold act of defiance, she removed his turban and wore it like a scarf, turning oppression into resistance. 

‘For years, clerics have claimed their turbans and robes are sacred and untouchable, but this woman’s act of protest shattered that myth. Iranian …