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In reply to the discussion: Iran's only female Olympic medalist reportedly defects [View all]Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)9. It certainly worked the other way around
Forcing women to wear it created a social force that it was acceptable to do so. The fact that so many take up the hijab as a symbol for "religious freedom" is quite telling. It's far closer to a symbol of religious oppression which is also not surprisingly a symbol of sexism.
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I wonder what she thinks of western "feminists" agitating for the "right" of women to wear them here
Ron Obvious
Jan 2020
#2
So are you still going to whatabout and change the topic in other people's threads...
trotsky
Jan 2020
#28
So, the state is anti-muslim, and in response, the muslims are anti-jewish?
AtheistCrusader
Jan 2020
#29