activists the exhibit is a slap in the face the iranian born monica cassini has been fighting for years to free muslim women forced to wear the headscarf this is for me it s an instrument of torture to see it here in a secular society in a museum paid by public funds it s propaganda presented as fashion often. does propaganda. propaganda the museum rejects this accusation the exhibit they say is not about repression and restrictions just the opposite in fact. just it s about young muslim women and non muslims to. exerting their right to decide to wear modest less revealing clothing kokesh modest. and if they want to wear a hit or not you travel to a tourist destination one side speaks about the freedom to wear
out of the new bauhaus museum just as darkness descends on weimar. now the market for muslim fashion is growing exponentially while by the fine arts museum in san francisco is the first museum to explore the complex and diverse dress codes of muslim fashion now what became a controversial exhibition has transferred to europe to a museum in frankfurt and the discussions go on my colleague scott will join me for more in a minute but first let s have a look at the exhibition. a security check at the museum of applied arts in frankfurt all that s inside is an exhibit of modern muslim fashion but that was enough to attract sharp criticism and violent threats the clothes themselves hardly seem shocking they look fashionable modern even chic the for some women s rights activists the exhibit is a slap in the face the iranian born monica cassini has been fighting for years to