Headcovers Have Always Been Political In Iran, For Women On All Sides
The first demonstrations against the new rules were held in 1979 when authorities declared that female government employees must wear the hijab and lasted five days.
The first demonstrations against the new rules were held in 1979 when authorities declared that female government employees must wear the hijab and lasted five days.
The state government rejected her appeal as they preview that it will affect secularism in the state.
A bunch of pro-Taliban women assembled at Kabul University to listen to and give speeches in support of the new regime and its policies.
Amidst the panic state, a video of some Taliban members went viral that intensify the horrific condition of the country. According to the video, a Taliban man asked the question, “Do you buy a sliced melon or an intact melon” concerning women wearing hijabs.
War correspondent Clarissa Ward is made the target of foul attacks on social media for ‘giving in’ to the Taliban’s diktats.
Two female barristers in London have designed hijabs for court in a bid to make professional clothing more inclusive and comfortable.
The bikini is not the touchstone of women’s empowerment, and neither does a head-to-toe covering always indicate a vacuum of individual agency.Â
Over the years, several Muslim women, who were directed by the NYPD to take off their hijabs during mugshot pictures, have tried to address this severe grievance.Â
Farah Roslan came up with the disposable headscarves following concerns over hygiene.
For many Muslim women, a hijab is a way of expressing resistance, writes Caitlin Killian, Professor of Sociology, Drew University. Nazma Khan, who immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh at age 11, faced years of shaming over wearing a headscarf in New York. So, in 2013, she started World Hijab Day – a day […]