what a cheap shot and she even got all the headlines she wanted.
would a saudi woman, who stand her ground and wore her - illegal - niqab in some western countries, get the same buzz?
If she wishes to do so then I would support her just as I support Le Pen's choice here, but I think it is worth noting that in some Muslim countries women don't actually have the right to appear in public without the appropriate covering. It's an important detail that many of the people trying to appropriate the hijab as a feminist symbol don't realize.
It's also an important detail that the hijab was used as a symbol of solidarity between women during the Iranian Revolution. Everything has its own context.
Used by the supporters of the revolution? Given that it was a religious conservative movement, that actually doesn't surprise me at all. Indeed, context is critically important here.
My impression was that the revolution itself was much broader and more heterogeneous than just "a religious conservative movement", despite that faction having eventually triumphed.
It started off as a general anti-Shah revolt, by a populace unhappy with corruption, suppression of religious suppression, and other things. It got hijacked by corrupt clerics.
