will analize the real meaning and importance of covering iran afganistan womans bodies, i would also like to compare this situation, and the repression of population with others countrie;s

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Oppression of Women in Afghanistan through Clothing

The fight for women 's rights and liberation is definitely materializing , and this can be proven by the songs female singers compose , the clothes they wear , the people they go out with , the way they participate in the society and the way they think . Women around the world are enjoying some , or most , if not all privileges that men enjoy The living conditions and standards for women have changed over time Women today are more free - except in

Afghanistan (Skaine 30

Because of the war , oppression of women in Afghanistan became more intense . Supposedly , covering the bodies of these Iran-Afghan women should represent protection from women 's violence like rape and harassment . It should also preserve anonymity for these women . However because of the war , women 's oppression became more organized . Policies were generally anti-women (Clammer 46

Covering women 's bodies used to be a special part of the culture in the Middle East . It was part of their identity . Their types of clothing were also designed to protect their bodies from climate . Aside from that , it represented their social status . People wore different types of clothing native to them , like peerahan-toonban , pakool cap , chadari (also known as the burqa , chapli , kitra and collyrium (Hafizullah 145 . However after the war , everything has changed , and women became more oppressed more than ever

As time passes by , it seems that more and more rules are being imposed on Iran-Afghan women - exactly...