The Iranian female activists have followed the footsteps of
the scandalous Ukrainian FEMEN movement, flashing their breasts in
protest against the hijab headscarf, women wear in the Islamic world.
The action performed by members of the Iranian Communist Party and
the Organization Against Violence on Women in Iran took place in the
center of the Swedish capital, Stockholm on Sunday, and was dedicated to
International Women’s Day, which is celebrated on March 8.
The women painted their bodies with slogans such as "My nudity is my
protest" and "No to hijab" and displayed pictures from anti-Islamic
demonstrations by FEMEN.
The topless photos from Stockholm first appeared on FEMEN’s official
website, with members of the "sextremist" movement expressing their
confidence that "in the historical battle woman v. Islam’ women will
win!"
The Ukrainian topless protesters have recently teamed up with
Egyptian activist, Alia Al Mahdi, to attract public attention to "the
threat of Islamization of the Egyptian constitution and the introduction
of Mohamed Morsi's Shariah Law", with the action being staged in front
of the Egyptian embassy in the Swedish capital.
The FEMEN activists have become famous for organizing topless
protests at major international public events in different countries
against sex tourism, religious institutions, international marriage
agencies, sexism and other social and international issues.
The movement quickly spread across the Ukrainian border as the group
recently opened their new headquarter in Paris, promising offices in New
York, Montreal and Sao Paulo as well.
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