Ms. Roy, in India, Muslim women are being attacked by Hindu nationalists. In response, they demonstrate for the right to wear a headscarf. In Iran, on the other hand, many women burn the cloth. Isn’t that a contradiction? No, that’s not a contradiction at all. Forcing a woman into a piece of clothing or beating her out of one: the same kind of violence is involved.
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