“I Want to Walk on the Moon While Wearing Hijab”: Syrian Women in Turkey Seek to Define Their Independence
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Feb 3, 2019, 8:00 am139 ptsWhen Yasmin, a native of the Syrian town of Douma, decided at age 35 to resume the education that had been interrupted when she married at 13, her family was incredulous. Their objections were both pragmatic and rooted in traditional conceptions of gender roles. As they saw it, Yasmin’s place was…
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