Re:The American chess champion challenging Iran’s hijab fetish
by hackuser on Thursday October 06, 2016 @10:43AM
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I agree with your priorites. And I'm don't know it's false (or true); I'm just trying to learn some real, specific knowledge and not just a bunch more rumor.
> They've said that women in Iran are raped, beaten, or murdered for not wearing the hijab. It's those claims that you want a source for.
That wasn't the GGP's claim. Again, just trying to get some specific, real knowledge into the discussion (and for my own benefit).
EDIT: But I agree the GGP's claim isn't the main issue, and this discussion is becoming convoluted.
Re:The American chess champion challenging Iran’s hijab fetish
by vacri on Thursday October 06, 2016 @05:36PM
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Who in this thread is talking about being murdered for not wearing the hijab? And the original comments were not about Iran specifically, neither hackuser's nor Nursie's.
You're creating a strawman, and then demanding sources for it.
We all agree that forcing by law women to wear a hijab is wrong. That's currently happening in Iran, and it's easy to find many stories from reputable sources to say this is happening.
We can disagree about how to fight that. This chess champion thinks boycotting the championship if she's forced to wear a hijab is one way. Other human rights campaigners say that a boycott is wrong.
But other people have made a further claim. They've said that women in Iran are raped, beaten, or murdered for not wearing the hijab. It's those claims that you want a source for.