Tag:Contemporary Iran
The Trajectory of Women’s Resistance in Iran
On 20 May 2021, a video went viral: a woman dancing, hair partially unveiled, in a Tehran metro station. Her body moved in fluid, defiant rhythm as commuters watched, some clapping, some staring in disbelief, some averting their gaze. Dancing publicly without a hijab is strictly forbidden for women in Iran, and yet in that …
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