Protesting government oppression

From Eric Dondero:

Well, they got half the equation right. Taking a page from American women protesting by burning their bras for equal pay for equal work, Yemeni women burned their veils.

From YemeniVoicesonline:

Yemeni women burnt their veils and head scarves today as a sign of protest to condemn the regime's brutality and violence, which has killed around 25 people overnight in Sanaa and Taiz and has been targeting women lately. The protest was not in anyway related to women's rights or against the Islamic veil as some people misunderstood, it was an outcry for help, specifically targeting the regime

Oddly, the women in the protest (video) were wearing baseball caps over their veils.

Editor's comment - Hopefully next time they'll be burning the veils to protest wearing the veil.