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Short histories of 65 feminist movements, India and South Asia first. Each has a timeline, links to read more elsewhere, and books from our shelf where we have them. These are starting points, not the last word: tell us what is missing through the complaints box or a discussion thread.

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March 1979

The March 1979 protests against compulsory hijab

Weeks after the revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini said women should wear the hijab at work. On International Women's Day, 8 March 1979, tens of thousands of women marched in Tehran and protested for days. Compulsory hijab…

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Timeline and books Iranian protests against compulsory hijab, on Wikipedia ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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The March 1979 protests against compulsory hijab