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The Battle over Hijabs

May 9, 2014
Mana Neyestani
The Battle over Hijabs
The Battle over Hijabs

This week, in response to a Facebook campaign that featured photographs of women in public places without headscarves, Iran’s hardliners took to the streets in protest. The page, Stealthy Freedoms of Iranian Women, received close to 70,000 likes.

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Politics

Cultural Ties, Common Interests, Economic Passions: Iran and India

May 9, 2014
Roland Elliott Brown
9 min read
Cultural Ties, Common Interests, Economic Passions: Iran and India