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A stamp entitled "hejab", which means "veil" in Persian, shows a veiled woman with a rifle over her shoulder. This stamp shows that the veil does not hamper a woman's activities, it only emphasizes her chastity.

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Stirring a nation
Symbols of the 1979 revolution
September 3, 2001
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From Staging a Revolution : The Art of Persuasion in the Islamic Republic of Iran

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