Following a ruling by an Iranian court in the country's Kurdish region of Marivan, Kurdish men started posting pictures of themselves dressed in women's clothing on Facebook in a campaign entitled, Kurd Men for Equality.
Doing drag for equal rights —
Following a ruling by an Iranian court in the country's Kurdish region of Marivan, Kurdish men started posting pictures of themselves dressed in women's clothing on Facebook in a campaign entitled, Kurd Men for Equality.
KurdMenforEquality
The men argued that the ruling was both sexist and anti-Kurdish, as the man was ordered to wear clothes traditional for Kurdish women.
Doing drag for equal rights —
The men argued that the ruling was both sexist and anti-Kurdish, as the man was ordered to wear clothes traditional for Kurdish women.
Kurd Men for Equality
Some activists argue that feminism and nationalism go hand-in-hand in Kurd communities, as both are reactions against oppression.
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Some activists argue that feminism and nationalism go hand-in-hand in Kurd communities, as both are reactions against oppression.
"It seems the Kurdish people are trying really hard to fight for the rights that have been taken from them. I guess women's rights is part of that whole thing," says Pedram Penhan, who took part in the campaign.
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"It seems the Kurdish people are trying really hard to fight for the rights that have been taken from them. I guess women's rights is part of that whole thing," says Pedram Penhan, who took part in the campaign.
Pedram Penhan
The campaign was started by Masoud Fathi (pictured). "If one part of us is unfree, our whole cannot be free, either," he told the Kurdistan Tribune about the protest.
Doing drag for equal rights —
The campaign was started by Masoud Fathi (pictured). "If one part of us is unfree, our whole cannot be free, either," he told the Kurdistan Tribune about the protest.
Kurd Men for Equality