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  • hijab ‘treatment clinics’ echo historical use of mental illness to control women

    hijab ‘treatment clinics’ echo historical use of mental illness to control women

    The opening of a “hijab removal treatment clinic” to “offer scientific and psychological treatment” for Iranian women who refuse to wear a hijab was announced in November.

    There is international concern about what will happen at…

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  • Iran, Israel, and the Delicate Balance of Disorder

    Iran, Israel, and the Delicate Balance of Disorder

    On October 3, 2023, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei addressed a large crowd of government officials and international visitors in Tehran. As he approached his conclusion, Khamenei’s remarks turned to Israel—the Islamic Republic’s…

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  • The Yale Review | Amir Ahmadi Arian Goes in Search of Iran’s Most…

    The Yale Review | Amir Ahmadi Arian Goes in Search of Iran’s Most…

    In the summer of 2022, the media company Namava, the Iranian equivalent of Netflix, premiered a series called Women’s Secret Network. The show, which mingles real-life and fictional characters in a way reminiscent of E. L. Doctorow’s…

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