Archive for: October, 2010

Iran: With a bow and arrow, a little bit of freedom

Iran: With a bow and arrow, a little bit of freedom

TEHRAN, Iran — It takes a lot of courage and determination to conquer the 6 p.m. traffic from Gisha Street in east Tehran to the northern Velenjak neighborhood — even more so in the 100-something-degree heat of summertime. But 29-year-old Sahar Monadi is always up for the challenge. She’s just one of the growing number [...]

Hijab revival: fashion, religion or strategy?

Hijab revival: fashion, religion or strategy?

Moroccan schoolteacher Rhimou Bachtioui has been engaged three times. Each time, she called off the marriage because her fiancés wrongly believed she was “subservient, docile and very conservative”. Like a growing number of young women across the Maghreb, she wears a veil. “The hijab is merely a matter of dress that concerns no one other [...]

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