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In 2016, Homa Hoodfar, Professor Emerita at Concordia University, was detained in Tehran’s infamous Evin prison for 112 days for the non-existent crime of “dabbling in feminism”. Here, she pays tribute to thousands of brave Iranian women who are shedding their hijabs as they protest for equal rights. Known by some as “daughters of the revolution”, they have had enough not just of compulsory veiling, but of the gender politics that underpin it.
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Thousands of Iranian women took to the streets to protest against the hijab law in Tehran in the spring of 1979. A women’s movement has recently taken hold in Iran.
Hengameh Golestan
Homa Hoodfar, Concordia University
Iran's young "daughters of the revolution" are protesting hijab laws and demanding equal rights. They're the ultimate symbol of female resistance on this International Women's Day.
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Politics + Society
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Yue Qian, University of British Columbia
How does the two-child policy in China impact women's equality? Do women have the ability to stop when they no longer want more children?
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Virginie Grzelczyk, Aston University
A year ago, productive north-south talks seemed inconceivable – but with the US tripping over its own feet, things are changing.
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Donald R. Rothwell, Australian National University
The two countries have come to a historic agreement, but some matters remain unresolved.
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Arts + Culture
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Flora Derounian, University of Bristol
An all-women workforce used to weed Italy's rice fields. And they left a powerful historical legacy.
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Penny Miles, University of Bath
The movie, about a trans woman's struggle for her rights, comes as Chile debates a long-awaited gender identity law.
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Environment + Energy
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Veronica Herrera, University of Connecticut
In many Mexican cities, water is treated as a political bargaining chip – a favor that public officials can trade for votes, bribes or power.
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Science + Technology
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Benjy Marks, University of Sydney
Why is Papua New Guinea so susceptible to landslides? Steep terrain, earthquakes and aftershocks plus recent seasonal rains have created an environment that is prone to collapse.
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