IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Iranian women rebel against the veil €6,000

Socialist Challenge No. 155, 10 July 1980 · p. 12 of the scan · 537 words

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page 12 of the scan

Iran, to Tehran because women not wearing Islamic dress. Eventually the plane left after passengers staged their own demonstration.

Once ational Women's Day, the chador has becom the focus for controversy over the place of women in Iranian society.

Aaomeini and the Shi'ite clergy couraging women to 'preserve their chastity Registered with the Post Office as a n they objected to gain, as in March last year on Inter are enreligious hysteria against women's freedom.

It was not Khomeini and the mullahs who _overthrew the Shah. It was the mass mobilisa. tion of the Iranian people, many of whom were women.

It is only by appealing over the heads of the clergy to the democratic aspirations of the Iranian people that Khomeini will be forced to retreat once again and the battle of the veil will be won.

Published by Cardinal Enterprises for Sociafist whipped up WITH only ten days to go to the end of the International Marxist Group's emergency fund drive; we've just received towards our £6,000 target.

During the last few months we've strained every nerve to support the struggle of the steelworkers on wages and closures. We've helped to build a tremendously successful youth march for jobs in South Wales and seen the launch of Revolution Youth.

Now we are in the forefront of a campaign against Cruise missiles. All the campaigns have required tremendous resources and a lot of money.

We asked all our members and supporters for donations to meet the Help your paper! JUST under £1,000 was the final total for last quarter's Socialist Challenge Fund Drive appeal to bring down the Tories.

And that was mainly thanks to some of our regular supporters' sterling (ouch!) efBut we need much more help fron all our readers every urce monts Just to keep tne ballis from the door.

So before you rush off for mer nondays on a distant sandy Deach, pul Broad: 12 months - Surface Mail Name Address I enclose a donation for the Fighting Fund of railworkers, £3,730 IMG branches.

So now Manchester, •YOUF can send us a aside a contribution newspaper on the left!

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Ed Mahood 'Indian Joe' Rob Jone - In all, we need 12.50 Carali IM.

L. Schiffer Education TV workers your sum-. Canterbury IMU TOTAL SUBSCRIBE NOW 6months £6.50 £12.50 Airmail £18.00 Multi-reader institutions: Double the above rate Let and red to oraline Chole be nade perse come a payable to 'Socialist Challenge nge. 328/9 Upper Street, London N1. Printed by East End Offset Ltd (TU), London E2a costs, and we ve received donation teachers, and health workers as well as collections from over half the we're appealing to all those who have not yet contributed -Birmingham, Glasgow and other IMG branches.

contribution, too, and trade unionists — engineers, NALGO members, civil servants.

Doctors and dentists in parțicular, with their recent massive pay award, substantial donation. need YOUR help to reach thi $6,000 target in the next 10 days.

Rush donations to: The Week, PO Box 50, London N1 2XP. Cheques should be made out to "The Week'.

for the best Our thanks this week to:

T&G shop steward (Elland, Yorks) 15:00 15.00 10.00 50.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 5.00 105.50

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