An attack on a hijab-wearing woman in Ajax, Ont. reveals a pattern of Islamophobia. Racism plus changing demographics and anti-hijab policies can contribute to how Muslim women are seen in public spaces.
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Throughout history, women who protested against the state or were seen as trouble makers were dubbed ‘mentally ill’.
Ahou Daryaei has not been seen in public since she was bundled into a car by men in plain clothes and driven away.
Girls’ schools have been at the centre of protests which are shaking the Islamic Republic to its core.
Iran’s constitution guarantees human rights but its government doesn’t.
In 1979 the decision of military commanders not to fire on protesters led to the revolution. There is no sign of that yet.
The autocratic regime of Ayatollah Khamenei is coming under pressure like never before.
Protesters call for a change in rules over what women are forced to wear in Iran. An expert tells us what the law says.
The hijab, which was forced on all Iranian women after the 1979 revolution, is a tool of oppression.
Data shows that more than half of Iranian women oppose the compulsory wearing of hijabs and that the vast majority oppose an Islamic Republic.
Feminist campaigners are using the internet to challenge the conservative establishment and empower Arab women.
An EU court’s ruling on religious freedom in the workplace demonstrates the perils of legislating for 27 member states.
Iran’s young “daughters of the revolution” are protesting hijab laws and demanding equal rights. They’re the ultimate symbol of female resistance on this International Women’s Day.
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