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Jun. 17th, 2009 06:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dangermousieI am sure anyone who is interested in the issue is already following the fallout over the Iranian election.
However, I found this article especially interesting because it deals with women's issues on the whole.
As you peruse the images coming out of Iran from all over, remember this: when you see a woman with a tunic above her knees, red fingernails, an extremely loose headscarf and a protest sign, try to look beyond the "pretty". Those things are also a symbol of what an Ahmadenijad regime would deny (and, in some cases, has denied) her the right to be.
However, I found this article especially interesting because it deals with women's issues on the whole.
As you peruse the images coming out of Iran from all over, remember this: when you see a woman with a tunic above her knees, red fingernails, an extremely loose headscarf and a protest sign, try to look beyond the "pretty". Those things are also a symbol of what an Ahmadenijad regime would deny (and, in some cases, has denied) her the right to be.
Mango tea can comfort anyone.
Date: 2009-06-20 06:28 am (UTC)My mother emigrated 30 years ago from Iran. I still my have grandparents and uncles and aunts and cousins there, and we haven't heard from any of them in the last week. Ayatollah Khamenei has announced that only the protesters will be responsible for any possible bloodshed and it is disgusting on several inhumane levels.
I just wanted to thank you for posting. It's strange to type this, but that means a lot.