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Iranian women shed veils for Facebook page

<div class="first-rtf-paragraph"><p>c. 2014 USA Today</div"></p><p>(RNS) Thousands of Iranian women are sending photos of themselves without their hijab, or veil, to a new London-based Facebook page dedicated to allowing them &ldquo;stealthy freedoms.&rdquo;</p><p>The Facebook page&mdash;called &ldquo;Stealthy Freedom of Iranian Women&rdquo;&mdash;was set up by Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad and has attracted almost 150,000 likes.</p><aside class="cc-paywall cc-paywall--limit"><p>You've reached your limit of free articles for this month. To keep reading,&nbsp;<a href="/subscribe">subscribe to the&nbsp;<em>Christian Century</em>&nbsp;magazine</a>—subscriptions begin at $6.95—or&nbsp;<a href="/user/login?destination=/article/2014-05/iranian-women-shed-veils-facebook-page">log in</a>. Thank you for supporting our publishing ministry.</p>
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