OBJECTIFICATION UNVEILED: clothing is not the problem

In Marjane Satrapi’s graphic narrative Persepolis, debate over the requirement and impact of the hijab (or “veil”, as Satrapi refers to it) is present from the very first page, when she says “we didn’t really like to wear the veil, especially since we didn’t understand why we had to.” Throughout the book, Satrapi is vocal […]