Tag Archives: Masih Alinejad

Ilhan Omar’s ill-advised dismissal of Masih Alinejad

Posted on January 30, 2022 by nervana111

“So this lady doesn’t want to combat Islamophobia,” “she just doesn’t like Muslims.” When Muslim-born Iranian journalist and women’s rights campaigner Masih Alinejad wrote why she opposed a bill against Islamophobia introduced by US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Mr Tim Mynett, Omar’s husband, a political consultant, immediately tweeted … Continue reading →

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Iran, chess, and the psychological bullying of non-hijabi defiant women

Posted on October 16, 2016 by nervana111

A poisonous debate has erupted since Nazi Paikidze, a 22-year-old American champion chess player, announced her decision to boycott next year’s World Chess Championship competition in Iran. A stream of articles published criticism about her decision to boycott and her … Continue reading →

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