Laïcité, which historically upheld individual freedom, denies minority rights today, as seen in the ban on French athletes wearing hijabs at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
A Palestinian flag flies near the Peace Tower during a march for Gaza rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Nov. 4, 2023.
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The Canadian government’s refusal to include a description of anti-Palestinian racism sends the message that the struggles of Palestinians don’t matter.
Even though laws on religious symbols are worded neutrally, in practice, they are mostly applied to Muslim women’s attire.
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Around the world, Muslim girls who wear hijabs are experiencing unique forms and heightened rates of gender and race-based violence.
An Iranian woman not wearing a mandatory headscarf walks past a group of young women who cover their hair in November 2023.
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Iranian women are still pressing for women’s rights and equality, just in quieter forms, including not wearing mandatory hair covers. Imprisoned activists are also leaking messages to others.
Protests happened all over the world, calling for change in Iran, after Mahsa Amini’s death.
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Iranian women have often used images of actions such as singing and dancing unveiled to show what freedom means to them and to protest the Islamic Republic’s gender oppression.
Protestors are pressing the Iranian regime for changes since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.
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Morality police first appeared in Iran soon after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. But similar forces were present in parts of the Middle East even prior to the date.
A protest image of Mahsa Amani, whose death ignited anti-regime demonstrations across Iran and the world.
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Protests over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini have gone global. But in Iran there is a unique version, known as ‘amameh parani’, targeting a garment sacred to Shi’a clerics.
In much of the media outside Iran, female protesters not wearing the headscarf have been highlighted as symbols of defiance.
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The veil as a symbol of oppression has once again moved to center stage in Iran, but it’s important to know about the history of veiling – and mandatory unveiling.
Iranians protest in Istanbul: anger continues to grow despite the regime’s crackdowns.
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As calls for greater freedom grow, the author examines how secularism might work in Iran.
A placard with a picture of Mahsa Amini, whose death while being detained by Iran’s morality police has ignited a wave of protests across the country.
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Iranian women have a long history of campaigning for their rights. The latest protests bring together a host of religious and gender groups suppressed by the country’s clerical regime.
A powerful protest movement has taken hold in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini. It may affect change, but it is up against a ruthless regime that will not easily relinquish control.
Iranian newspaper headlines about the protests that started with death of Mahsa Amini.
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