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An Iranian woman tore off a cleric’s turban after he publicly berated her for not wearing a hijab in Tehran’s Mehrabad airport in an act of protest that will alarm the regime ...
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12/18/2024 - 1:25 pm | View Link - The Iranian women's community and their political future
The anti-women laws and the brutal actions of the Islamic Republic's Morality Police have led Iranian women to take a prominent and leading role in anti-government protests. They are fighting back!
12/10/2024 - 8:01 pm | View Link - The Gestural Feminism of Iranian Women
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Historically, we have to mention that over 40 years ago, 1979, when Iranian revolution took place, one of the first policies that they put in action was compulsory hijab. The reason they chose ...
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