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- After the Arab spring, the struggle continues on a university campus
A dispute between a secular academic and conservative Islamists threatens the peace at a Tunisian university
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2012
A university administrator takes a stand against religious extremism.
- Beyond the Veil
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2013
The question of the Muslim veil seems never to leave the headlines for long. The latest controversies have erupted in Britain after a defendant in a criminal trial demanded the right to wear a niqab in court and a college attempted to proscribe it.
- Headscarves and Hymens
Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution
Resource Type: Book
Published: 2015
A condemnation of the repressive political, cultural, and religious forces that reduce millions of women to second-class citizens.
- Hekmat, Mansoor - Writings - Index
Resource Type: Article
Writings of Mansoor Hekmat (1951-2002).
- Iran: Compulsory veiling is abusive, discriminatory and humiliating; end the persecution of women for peacefully protesting against it
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2018
Amnesty International criticizes Iran's compulsory veiling laws, arguing that they are not only harmful to women, but fundamentally unconstitutional.
- My Stealthy Freedom: The Hijab in Iran and in the West
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2017
An interview with Masih Alinejad, an outspoken critic of the forced hijab policy in Iran, about how the Islamic Revolution affected women, compulsory hijab laws, and her activism.
- Pret-A-Patriarchy – on "modest" fashion
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2018
"Modest" fashion is a fast growing industry with companies like Dolce & Gabbana, H&M, Marks and Spencer, DKNY, Zara and others all rushing to cash in. But while more choice is undoubtedly good, I have a problem with the labelling.
- Pride parade in Vancouver rejects Iranian over veil float
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2017
Iranian Shawn Shirazi and his group Cirque de So Gay were denied entry to the Pride Parade in Vancouver, Canada this year because their float criticising the veil was deemed to be 'culturally [in]sensitive'.
- The Veil and Violence against Women in Islamist Societies
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2007
The ongoing battle between the Islamic authorities and women over the veil clearly reveals why it has become a symbol like no other of the violence women face under Islam and why 'improper' or 'bad' veiling and unveiling have become a symbol of resistance to Islam in power and its violence against women. It is for this very reason that the slogan 'neither veil nor submission' has become a rallying cry ever since the regime imposed compulsory veiling on women after expropriating and crushing the revolution to consolidate its rule.
- A Veiled Debate
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2006
We certainly need to challenge the iniquities of Islam and refuse to bow to Muslim blackmail that certain debates are off-limits. But equally we need to keep the problem of Islam in perspective and not pretend that it is the root cause of every social ill.
- Veiled Values
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2010
It is important to defend liberal social values, the secular society and the heritage of the Enlightenment. But we cannot do so by promoting illiberal policies.
- What's all the fuss about the veil?
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2007
It is impossible to address the status of women under Islamic laws and defend women’s rights without addressing and denouncing the veil. And this is why the veil is the first thing that Islamists impose when they have any access to power.
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