Word: veil
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...limit free speech, in the name of religion,” Ebadi argued. Leaders must work within “the framework of democracy,” she said. Ebadi expounded on the state of women’s rights in Iran, citing laws requiring women to veil, which she argued reflects the fact that Iran is “not an advanced democracy.” According to Ebadi, these laws are not reflective of Islam but rather of a “patriarchal and wrong interpretation of Islam.” “If you go further...
...engineer, Joseph Strauss, a better vantage point. Past designs were derided as being reminiscent of barbed wire surrounding a prison, but proponents of a barrier point to Toronto's Prince Edward Viaduct, where some 500 people had jumped to their death and a new barrier, known as the "Luminous Veil" and completed in 2001, won Canada's Architectural Award of Excellence in 1999. Besides, argues survivor Hines, "what are aesthetics compared to a human life...
...people attended an annual Take Back the Night rally, chanting, "Out of the dark, into the streets, we won't be raped, we won't be beat!" Says Michelle Christian, a graduate student in Duke's sociology department, of the tight-lipped players: "It's just a very eerie veil of silence...
...rock, leaving her dazed. While holding Sister Helena Maria so tightly by the rosary knotted around her neck that she gasped for breath, he raped her first and then raped and sodomized Sister Mary Louise and raped Sister Helena Maria a second time. The man pulled the veil over Sister Mary Louise, told her not to move or he would kill her, climbed back on his MTB Super Crown bike and pedaled off. Sister Helena Maria was dead. The rosary had been wound so tightly, its marks were embedded in her neck...
...from being forced to wear the veil, this devoted fashionista sometimes wonders if she has passed up a trend. "In Dubai, it's not just an abaya anymore?it's an outfit. My friends custom-order and customize, and they look great...