Sofie asks Iran: 'Are you protected in a burqa?'

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is nudity freedom?
what equality got to do with exploiting women in advertisement?

Burqa?? in Iran??!! First of all Iranians never wear BURQA. but if you mean scarf or covered dress:

1. the issue of Hejab is a political issue posed by revolutionary Islamic government and is used mostly as a political instrument against people to make a symbolic images of Islamic society out of Iranian Society and dominate Islamic party as a generally accepted party after the revolution. Which has just happened during the recent 30 years.
2. Covered dress in Iran as a tradition can be judged as a tradition only rather than Islamic religious beliefs. It is also a Persian and almost eastern tradition to use covered dress, both for men and women including covering the head for men.
3. culturally speaking Nudity is not a sign for equal rights. that depends on western point of view and judgement factors. Maybe a woman from an african tribe asks you if your under wear protects you in public places in Europe that every body goes to work at least with a skirt and underwear? In fact, each society has its own dress code as a part of its culture and tradition. - I am not defending political force for Hejab in Iran at all. I am just challenging your question in terms of eastern societies. the question should be more carefully asked.
4. You can not judge something as a general term (like freedom) by introducing a specific factor in a specific context. you can say "freedom of speech about politics in communist countries" for example. -- You are not free to over-speed in Norway, but in Tehran everybody Over-speeds in highways and crosses the lines with out any problem, which is a kind of freedom (just joking).