Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said at a January 4, 2023 meeting with a group of women ahead of the celebrations of the birthday of Muhammad’s daughter Fatima that the West portrays itself as spearheading the struggle for women’s rights, even though sexual assault is rampant throughout the West and its institutions. He said that the West has done terrible damage to women’s dignity, particularly by sexualizing them, and he said the institution of family has deteriorated fatally and beyond repair in the West. He also told the women that their job is to expose the West’s “disastrous views” on sexuality and women. Khamenei added that women who don’t wear their hijab properly should not be accused of “having no faith” or being unfaithful to the Islamic Revolution. Khamenei’s remarks were aired on Channel 1 (Iran).