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Leila Alikarami

Leila Alikarami

Feb 15, 2018

Iranian women wearing hijab walk down a street in the capital Tehran on February 7, 2018.
A spate of unprecedented protests against Iran's mandatory headscarves for women have been tiny in number, but have still reignited a debate that has preoccupied the Islamic republic since its founding. / AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images) — Iranian women wearing hijab walk down a street, Tehran, Iran, Feb. 7, 2018. — ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images

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