As world heritage sites in Iraq and Syria continue to be bombed, blown up and bulldozed, the question as to what can be done to save their historical treasures has taken on a new urgency. The National Museum in Beirut is playing its part in trying to save the region's cultural heritage. By Juliane Metzker in Beirut
While raising pictures of Mahsa Amini and calls against oppression, a number of women have held a rally (2 October) in front of Beirut’s National Museum in solidarity with the protesting women of Iran. Lebanese women held banners that said: “Our anger is one, our struggle is one”, “Women’s hair is not sinful, your oppression is sinful”, “The veil is a personal freedom, not a governmental matter”, and “My body and my hair belong to no-one but me.”
"You are not my guide. I am the compass. Iranian women have spoken, freed themselves, and unleashed a revolution despite smelling death. They have cut their braids in anger; they have raised the banner of hair set free during an age of servile beards. They are our guides. and more"
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