For others, it is a statement about Iranian women's quest for choice, independence, and equality.

Via AP

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an increasing number of Iranian women are taking the risk and riding their motorcycles through Tehran. For many women, this isn't a political statement, but a practical choice for navigating Tehran's busy traffic, car congestion charges, and parking.

As such, Iranian police regulations specify that only men are able to obtain motorcycle licenses. Since women riding motorcycles cannot use their hands to maintain proper covering in the wind, they also risk breaking the mandatory hijab law.

In spite of these discriminatory laws,

who was allegedly detained for not wearing a hijab in compliance with authorities' wishes, sparkin mass protests in 2022.In the eyes of some conservatives,a woman riding a motorcycle is considered "tabarruj", an excessive flaunting of her beauty that is prohibited under their interpretation of Islam