and masih alinejad joins us now from new york. nice to have you on the show. from? from the age of seven, millions of girls in iran have to wear headscarves when they start school. if you don't then you will not be able to get an education. for me it was a personal experience to wear a hijab, even inside the house because i grew up in a traditionalfamily. but it became a political issue in iran. after the revolution the islamic republic of iran said we had to carry the most visible symbol on our bodies. if you say no to the compulsory hijab you won't be able to go to university, get a job, live in your own country. for me, first, i started to take... i say i started my own revolution from my own kitchen. then i started to take off my black long hijab, i was taking it off every time the police wasn't around, every time my father wasn't around in iran. why do you think it is such an important rule in iran? when the regime is that it's more relaxed women start to show theirfringe. at its most rigid the hijab comes further down onto the forehead. why do you think