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Compulsory Hijab and Revolutionary Kurdish Feminism: Challenging Iran’s Islamist Regime
The Kurdish women's struggle in Iran represents a singular intersection of feminist and nationalist opposition to an oppressive theocratic state. While Iranian Islamic feminists protest mandatory hijab legislation from within the discourse of faith, Kurdish feminists embrace a more secular, left-leaning vision that openly challenges both state patriarchy and religious impositions. Their call, Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (Woman, Life, Freedom), has crossed borders and movements.

Supratim Halder
Jul 97 min read
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