It's Not Just the Women of Iran, It's All of Us dresscode modesty Oct 04, 2022

Protests that began in the streets of Iran are blazing across the globe. In Seoul, Istanbul, Auckland, New York, Paris, Zurich, and Los Angeles protesters are chanting the slogan of the 2022 revolutionary movement: “Women, Life, Freedom.” [1] 

The bravery of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini to stand up to the Iranian “morality...

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"Modest" Dress and the Surveillance of Women's Bodies bodypositivity dresscode fashion modesty purity culture visibility Jan 28, 2022

Women in faith communities are sometimes taught from a young age that they must dress "modestly." Various reasons are given. Dressing modestly honors God. Dressing modestly protects men from "stumbling" into lust. Dressing modestly protects women from unwanted attention, comments, or even harm.

Let me say from the start that I see nothing wrong...

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