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During
this protest two women became nude with the slogans “my nudity is my voice!”
and “hijab is not my choice!” printed on their chests.
This
protest underscored the reality of women’s right under Islam. The protesters
exclaimed with their voices and their nudity that all Islamic regimes are
agents of the oppression, de-humanization, humiliation, and degradation of
women: that Islam is first and foremost a vehicle to enslave women. With this
reverberating demonstration these Iranian communist youth activists brought
attention to the gender apartheid, anti-women regime in Iran: a regime that has
remained in power for almost 30 years using torture, public stoning, public
amputations and public hangings to propagate fear and terror.
Although the focus of this protest was squarely set to raise awareness women’s rights and freedoms under Islam, with a specific focus on the Islamic republic of Iran’s violence against women, it was also a strong comradeship and solidarity with all freedom lovers, and all women activists around the world that have taken stance for women’s rights. It was also a prequel to larger event: March 8th (The International Women’s Day).
One
of the women’s rights groups that have had a large media impact around the
world recently is FEMEN. This Ukrainian based women’s rights group has held
several nude protests against various dictators and religious icons such as the
catholic pope and in solidarity with female activists such as the Egyptian
protester Alia Al Mahdi. Different open groups associated with FEMEN have held
demonstrations around the world. Currently FEMEN headquarters is based in
Ukraine; however it is opening branches in various European cities, in Canada
and the United States.
The nude protest by the Communist Youth Organization of
Iran was in part inspired by the FEMEN nude style
activism that has had vast media impact (“my breasts are my weapons”) around the globe. Although the work of the CYO is more complex and specific (a prime focus on Iran) in nature, it shares close ties with FEMEN in its’ views in regards to women’s right and freedoms (one of the many branches existing in the Worker Communist Party). The two groups are planning joint demonstrations and various events in the future.
activism that has had vast media impact (“my breasts are my weapons”) around the globe. Although the work of the CYO is more complex and specific (a prime focus on Iran) in nature, it shares close ties with FEMEN in its’ views in regards to women’s right and freedoms (one of the many branches existing in the Worker Communist Party). The two groups are planning joint demonstrations and various events in the future.
The March 2nd protest was covered by the
following news agencies and many other media sources:
The
voice of Russia
Milliyet
news
Blitzquotidiano news
Cedar
news
Ekstrabladet news
Profi-Forex
news
Hurriyet
news
Actualidad
news
Flashback
news
Zing
news
Albawaba
news
Sun
news network
Huffington post news network
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/04/iranian-topless-protest-video-hijabs-sweden-nsfw_n_2805958.html
The
inquisitor news network
The
digital journal
International
Business Times
Huffington post United Kingdom
MSN news
Hidayatuallah
news
Inilah news
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