Has this cleric ever protested against Qur’an-sanctioned violence against women? What do you think? Another cleric in Iran sends me death threats. Recently, I had challenged Islamic Republic of Iran’s ban on women’s cycling. They say “it provokes men” Historically, their own saints like Zeinab & Zahra had ridden camels.Why isn’t that provocative? These clerics […]
Video: Iranian women’s rights activist slams Western feminists for wearing hijab — “This is an insult”
Real feminism, or, if you prefer, real respect for the human dignity and rights of women, will never accept the hijab, which is a manifestation of a belief system that regards women as inferior to men and entirely responsible for male self-control, such that women are subject to being brutalized and even killed if they […]
Iran: Videos show violent assaults on women for not wearing hijab
The video links in the story below do not work for me. Has Instagram taken them down? Certainly all the social media giants are racing to be Sharia-compliant, but to abandon these courageous women to their fate would be particularly outrageous. Meanwhile, this is the regime that has just been named to the UN commission […]
Video from the Islamic Republic of Iran: Man tells woman she deserves rape for not wearing hijab
This man is stating a commonplace. The Qur’an says: “O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.” (33:59) The implication […]
Video from Iran: Man threatens to shove a tear gas canister down a woman’s throat for not wearing hijab
Women not wearing a hijab: forbidden in Islam. Man threatening woman for not wearing hijab: pleasing to Allah. «شالت رو سرت نکنی گاز اشک آور را فرومیکنم توی حلقومت» بخشی از اصلاحطلبان: این ویدیوها یعنی مردم را دعوت به خشونت علیه هم کردن! آقایون، خانمها! چهل ساله این خشونت وجود دارد #دوربین_ما_اسلحه_ما تصویر این خشونت […]