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(CNN) - In the video, a massive crowd cheers as a woman lifts a pair of scissors to her hair -- exposed, without a hijab in sight. The sea of people, many of them men, roar as she chops off her ponytail and raises her fist in the air.

It was a powerful act of defiance Tuesday night in the Iranian city of Kerman, where women are required to wear hijabs (or headscarves) in public, as outrage over the death of a woman in police custody fuels protests across the country.

Blue, green, turquoise, and grue bleen faience tiles

from the Step Pyramid complex of King Netjerikhet (AKA Djoser, Djeser, Zoser), founder of the 3rd Dynasty and the Old Kingdom 2600+ BCE

Wall tiles from the funerary apartments of King Djoser | Old Kingdom | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Egypt re-opens ancient tomb of King Djoser after restoration | AP News |  September 14, 2021

The Step Pyramid. Vol. I: Text. Vol. II: Plates complete set | FIRTH Cecil Mallaby - QUIBELL, James Edward - SOLD | Meretseger Books - Paris, France

Dr Sophie Hay on Twitter: "Gorgeous faience wall tiles from the funerary chamber of King Djoser in the step pyramid at Saqqara, Egypt 2670 BC. #FitzwilliamMuseum https://t.co/pkoQ68WNqj" / Twitter

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