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These Awesome Iranian Women Are Throwing Away Their Hijabs And Posting The Photos On Facebook

It’s the right of women to wear what they want. This is the thinking that inspired Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad to write a Facebook post about Iranian women not wearing veils. And it sparked a movement.This may seem like a small thing. But in Iran, it’s a bold statement against a government that is fixated…

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