Nobody, but nobody could say this without being labelled an islamophobe, a fascist, unpatriotic or something else
Is
anyone else noticing the spectacle of PROGRESSIVE women adopting the
religious expression of the subjugation of women which is not just a
small part,but a major part of a religion that is still practising
according to views that date back to medieval times.
All
that at the same time as castigating “toxic mascuinity” or the
(white) rape culture while ignoring the rape of western women and
girls by migrants in Europe and elsewhere.
But
you can't say that!
Iranian
women's rights activist says NZ hijab display after Christchurch
shooting is 'heartbreaking'
2
April, 2019
A
women's rights activist in Iran says her heart broke when she saw New
Zealanders wearing the hijab in an attempt at solidarity following
the Christchurch mosque attacks.
Masih
Alinejad, an Iranian activist and journalist who hosts the website My
Stealthy Freedom where women in Iran post photos without headscarves,
admired Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's compassion, but was
conflicted about the national display.
After
50 people were shot dead in two Christchurch mosques on March 15,
photos of Ardern wearing a hijab went around the world, with many
political commentators admiring her act of solidarity.
Alinejad,
who has lived in self-imposed exile since 2009 and received death
threats for her campaigning against Iran's obligatory wearing of
headscarves, told Reuters: "I felt admiration that a prominent
leader and women in New Zealand showed compassion to the Muslim
community, but I also felt that you are using one of the most visible
symbols of oppression for Muslim women in many countries for
solidarity, and it also broke my heart.
"That
is why I call on them to show their sisterhood and solidarity with
us, who are being beaten up, imprisoned and punished for fighting
against compulsory hijab as well."
Now I call on New Zealand women to show their sisterhood and solidarity with us, who are being beaten up, imprisoned and punished for fighting against compulsory hijab as well. Masih Alinejad told Reuters. #WhiteWednesdays news.trust.org/item/201903261…
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Alinejad
has also founded White Wednesdays, a movement which saw many women
take off their headscarves in protest of the "discriminatory
law".
She
says visitors to Iran shouldn't wear the hijab out of "respect
for the culture of Iran", and those who do are "sending a
message that men are more equal than women".
In
a video circulating on Twitter she says: "Iranian women, they
fight against the compulsory hijab and they are alone, they are on
their own.
"There
were three female politicians from the Netherlands - they went to
Iran the same day when one of the women of the White Wednesdays
movement put her headscarf on a stick and waved it in public, she got
arrested.
It will be difficult for Western women who wore hijab on Hijab Day, at the Women’s March, or in NZ to watch this and not feel shame
Listen as @AlinejadMasih explains how you’ve betrayed women
We all deserve freedom...not just you
STOP supporting our subjugation#FreeFromHijab
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"The
same day there were three female politicians from the Netherlands in
Iran obeying compulsory hijab law without challenging it.
A
returned serviceman says he's received violent threats from veterans
and members of the public, after he arranged for a Muslim prayer to
be included in a Porirua Anzac Day service.
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