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Womens Rights

My Stealthy Freedom: The Hijab in Iran and in the West

Posted on Published August 1, 2018July 12, 2017 by Malhar Mali
My Stealthy Freedom: The Hijab in Iran and in the West

In 1979, after the Islamic Revolution of Iran, more than a hundred thousand woman took to the streets to protest the compulsory veiling that was to be enforced under the new Khomeini regime. Mothers, nurses, and students — women from all walks of life — gathered to voice their displeasure at the new policy. But the protests were marred by violence.

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