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artemisia



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 9:05 pm    Post subject: My hijab is my hoodie Reply with quote

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/20/world/meast/iran-hijab-fisticuffs/index.html?eref=igoogledmn_topstories

He told one of the girls to cover up, the report said.
"She responded by telling me to cover my eyes, which was very insulting to me," Beheshti said. So he asked her a second time to cover up and also to put a lid on what he felt was verbal abuse.
She hit the man of the cloth, and he hit the ground.
"I don't remember what happened after that," he said. "I just felt her kicks and heard her insults."


I suppose I shouldn�t laugh, but that�s my reaction. Reports over the past few years of women lashing out don�t much fit with the image of oppressed Muslim girls/women. Not exactly the majority taking action, but still very interesting.
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johnslat



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 9:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear artemisia,

Love it - FUNNY, indeed.

And this:

"The girls may have put the "jab" into "hijab" . . . "

Regards,
John
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teacheratlarge



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 8:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Be careful, you (and possibly the woman after she decked the mullah) seem to be treading on religious grounds (in more ways than one). Cool
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johnslat



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 1:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear teacheratlarge,

Not too many mullahs here in Santa Fe - I think I'll be safe.

Regards,
John
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