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international / gender and sexuality / other press Tuesday August 21, 2007 18:25 by Maryam Namazie
This article is taken from the website of the International Humanist and Ethical Union. The article is written by Maryam Namazie, a leading member of the Worker-communist Party of Iran. Recent reports on the Islamic regime of Iran’s crackdown on women who are ‘badly’ veiled (bad-hejab) and their resistance to the regime’s campaign of arrest and harassment has been reported quite extensively in comparison to other similar events over the years. This is partly due to amateur video footage taken via mobile phones by passers-by uploaded on YouTube for the world to see. There are two pieces of footage that everyone should take a look at. One is of an unveiled woman shouting ‘we don’t want the veil; we want freedom’. The other is of a young girl who is being questioned by security agents for being ‘badly veiled’; she pulls off her veil in front of them and is kicked into a waiting car to be driven away. Given that veiling is compulsory in Iran, these acts of defiance are all the more heroic. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday August 21, 2007 18:24 by Mark G
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Dublin Shell to Sea will be holding a table Quiz on Friday the 7th of September in the Teachers Club. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday August 21, 2007 17:54 by Diarmuid
Basque traditional band is brought to Dublin to play by Dublin Irish/ Basque Committee, amidst other support and solidarity activities. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / press release Tuesday August 21, 2007 17:15 by Fred Johnston, Manager
The Arts Council-sponsored Touring Experiment includes the Western Writers' Centre with €10,000 grant read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Tuesday August 21, 2007 17:07 by Fred Johnston, Manager
Co. Clare-based poet Knute Skinner launch from Salmon Poetry read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday August 21, 2007 16:08 by David L
A diary from Electronic intifada describing everyday life in Gaza read full story / add a comment
cork / environment / event notice Tuesday August 21, 2007 09:35 by Kate
The first festival of its kind to be held in the South West is set to take place in Bantry over three days in August. Sustain West Cork, a voluntary group are organising the “Eco-Festival” to raise environmental awareness and promote local Sustainable Development. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday August 21, 2007 08:58 by by Kaveh L Afrasiabi
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In a staggering show of Hubris, the Bush Regime has labeled the army of a sovereign, internationally recognized nation as a terrorist organization. read full story / add a comment |
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