Tag: hijab
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Clamp Down
Attribution to Darafsh – Own work If you follow twitter, you will see a certain segment of our Canadian population complaining that we are living under a dictatorship. They believe, especially after the dispersal of the Freedom Convoy, in Ottawa, and at border points, that Trudeau is a tyrant and Canadians have lost their freedoms.…
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Your Fault
Attribution to Taymaz Valley from Ottawa Iran is suffering through its worse drought in 50 years. The reason for this, according to Mohammad-Mehdi Hosseini Hamedani, the Supreme Leader’s representative in the city of Karaj is due to women breaking taboo by removing their headscarves in public. According to Hamedani, this breaking of the law, “has…
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Breaking Point?
Attribution to Unknown – //https.ncr-Iran.org It has been nearly three months since Mahsa Amini died in hospital after being arrested for improperly wearing her hijab. Eyewitnesses report that she was severely beaten and died of police brutality. Since her death, on September 16, protests have occurred daily, with no signs of diminishment. The Iranian regime…
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Not Enough
Picture sourced from New York Post I did a chirp a few weeks back, on Elnaz Rekabi. She was the |Iranian woman who competed in a climbing competition in Seoul, South Korea, without a hijab. It sdent shockwaves, back in Iran. the video, of her competing without the hijab, went viral and she became a…
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Bravery
Attribution to Tasnim News Agency The woman on the left is Taraneh Alidosti. She is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her role in The Salesmen (2016) which won an academy award for Best Foreign Language Film.. While the nmedia has been fairly silent over the last couple of weeks, despite brutal governmment…
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Elnaz Update
Yesterday’s chirp concerned Elnaz Rekabi, the Iranian woman who competed in a competition in South Korea without a hijab. Friends say that they have been unable to contact her since Sunday. According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), “well informed sources” indicate that Rekabi’s passport and cell phone were confiscated before she boarded a plane…