Tag: World Hijab Day
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On #HijabDay, we are #Free from Hijab
‘Hijab Day is like FGM or Breast-Ironing Day: a celebration of misogyny and sexism.’ – Maryam Namazie ‘Human beings are worthy of respect but not all beliefs must be respected.’ – Maryam Namazie, 1998 ‘The chador and burqa are like a mobile prison and body bag… Why should women’s bodies, rights and lives be restricted…
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On World Hijab Day
World Hijab Day Editorial from latest issue of Fitnah’s Unveiled 1 February is World Hijab Day. What next? Maybe a World Mutilation Day to show support for women and girls who have been mutilated and World Child Marriages Day when we can marry off our under-aged daughters to show support and solidarity with religious and…
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February 2014 Unveiled: anti-immigration confusion, World Hijab Day and on Hassan Rouhani
Unveiled: A Publication of Fitnah – Movement for Women’s Liberation February 2014; Volume 2, Issue 2 Editor: Maryam Namazie; Design: Kiran Opal Pdf version of publication available here. In this issue: Interview with Kenan Malik: Secularism, Islamism and the Anti-Immigration Confusion January 2014 Newsflash Campaign: End Ban on Female Fans in Iran; Stadiums for All Editorials: Hassan Rouhani’s charm offensive is just…