Monday, February 27, 2023

Hijab - It's Nobody's Business

The hierarchical Islamic religion in Iran based in oppression and patriarchy is hopefully being successfully challenged and eroded.

"I told them that times have changed, and I respect my daughter's choice not to wear a hijab. It's nobody's business."

These are the words of Maryan who posted pictures online of her Iranian daughter not wearing a scarf. 

“The core and heart of this movement is really the revolutionary act of these women turning their head scarves into the most effective and most powerful weapon against religious dictatorship and deep layers of misogyny and patriarchy,” said Fatemeh Shams, a women’s rights activist and an assistant professor of Persian literature at the University of Pennsylvania.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/25/world/middleeast/iran-women-hijab-hair.html