Abstract
Growing up in Iran, I have always been forced to wear hijab when walking in public. The amount of stress I went through for covering myself and hiding from the morality police is one of the reasons this research started. This study is focusing primarily on Iranian women’s clothing and how they have been forced to wear hijab and cover themselves in the past 40 years (after the revolution). A lot of young women are being arrested for protesting against this oppression and a lot of others leave in Iran to pursue their careers without having to go to jail. This study will give everyone a better understanding of what it is that is called Compulsory Hijab, what has been happening to Iranian women in these past years. This study will not only bring awareness to this movement but will also be a form of protesting in a visual language. It will show how graphics can be an effective form of protesting as it has always been through history. I might not be able to protest by going to the streets but my design work can help me be a part of it. It would also empower women who are currently silent about this matter. All women and feminists are trying to speak up and get what they deserved in every other part of the world and now it is Iranian women’s turn to take back what is theirs. That’s their choice in freedom.
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
COMPULSORY, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, IRANIAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS, OPPRESSION
