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Hijab Removal, Iranian Women, and Freedom of Dress


Posted by syahirah on 26 May 2014 / 4 Comments
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This post was originally published at Aquila Style. The liberal feminist organisation Femen and its members’ naked breasts have had their media run. Now a more modest sort of uncovering is happening, this time in Iranian social media. Last month, London-based Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad started a movement on Facebook and Twitter, translated as “My Stealth Freedom”, to highlight the […]

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Books/Magazines

Take Off Your Veil to Rock the World


Posted by Krista Riley on 30 Oct 2013 / 2 Comments
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The daughter of a close friend recently turned 10, and I went to a children’s book and toy store to look for a gift.  I made my way past the picture books, marvelling at how fast the time has gone since I was buying her a Scaredy Squirrel book for her sixth birthday, and stood […]

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