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Reza Shah Pahlavi’s Anti-Veiling Initiative: Feminist Overture or Authoritarian Imperialism?

Posted on December 4, 2019 by alstraus

At various points between 1925 and 1941,  Iran’s authoritarian leader Reza Shah Pahlavi utilized state force in an attempt to transform Iran into a nation that was palatable to the West(Eastwood, 308-312).  To achieve this he enacted a series of … Continue reading →

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