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Column: The hijab is rallying protesters in Iran, but the unrest is about so much more

Por: Los Angeles Times Opinion December 19, 2022

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I once spent a week in a region of southern Sudan where almost none of the women covered their breasts, and then just two weeks later I flew to Iran, where women are required by law to cover their hair with hijabs as a sign of modesty. It was a stark reminder of how cultures are different, laws vary and rules about women’s behavior are shockingly arbitrary. I began to wonder why we in the West think our own modesty standards are any more... + full article



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