<
https://theconversation.com/iran-protest-at-enforced-hijab-sparks-online-debate-and-feminist-calls-for-action-across-arab-world-191178>
"Iranian authorities have cracked down on protests which erupted after the
death in custody of a 22-year-old woman who was arrested by the morality police
for not wearing the hijab appropriately. The death of Mahsa Amini who was
reportedly beaten after being arrested for wearing her hijab “improperly”
sparked street protests.
Unrest has spread across the country as women burned their headscarves to
protest laws that force women to wear the hijab. Seven people are reported to
have been killed, and the government has almost completely shut down the
internet.
But in the Arab world – including in Iraq, where I was brought up – the
protests have attracted attention and women are gathering online to offer
solidarity to Iranian women struggling under the country’s harsh theocratic
regime.
The enforcement of the hijab and, by extension, guardianship over women’s
bodies and minds, are not exclusive to Iran. They manifest in different forms
and degrees in many countries."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
