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Women Protests on International Women's Day 1979 1 items

Footage from the documentary 'The Iranian Women's Liberation Movement, Year Zero' by Sylvina Boissonnas and Claudine Mulard shows women protesting against mandatory hijab on International Women's Day, 17 Esfand 1357 (March 8, 1979), with one protester stating hijab hinders her work and movement and threatening to leave Islam if Khomeini continues. VIDEO

Footage from the documentary 'The Iranian Women's Liberation Movement, Year Zero' by Sylvina Boissonnas and Claudine Mulard shows women protesting against mandatory hijab on International Women's Day, 17 Esfand 1357 (March 8, 1979), with one protester stating hijab hinders her work and movement and threatening to leave Islam if Khomeini continues.

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Iran8 Mar 1979