Women in Iran are protesting against the mandatory hijab, posting videos of themselves removing their headscarves in protest against the country’s hardline president. Activists on Tuesday took to social media to protest the country’s National Hijab and Modesty Day, marked on 12 July, and publicly removed their veils, calling for the reversal of mandatory hijab laws. Wearing the hijab and modest clothing became mandatory for women and girls over the age of 9 in Iran, following the Islamic Revolution of 1979, but the implementation of the law depends on the ruling government. Can you believe tha…