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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTurkish women stage a "laughing" protest
What started the protest:
Hundreds of women in Turkey have taken to the social media to protest Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınçs call on them to not laugh in public. [The woman] will know what is haram and not haram. She will not laugh in public. She will not be inviting in her attitudes and will protect her chasteness, Arınç said July 28. Arınçs words quickly sparked a debate on Turkish social media, triggering a protest in which hundreds of women shared their photos while laughing with hashtags #kahkaha (laugh) and #direnkahkaha (resist, laugh). Here are some of the photos shared for the protest
32 pf the fantastic pics:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/Default.aspx?pageID=447&GalleryID=2205
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and he responds to their protest in Ted Cruz fashion..
the pic is NSFW but a truly in-your-face bonanza
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-deputy-pm-slams-women-having-vacation-without-husbands.aspx?pageID=238&nID=69797&NewsCatID=338
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Turkish women stage a "laughing" protest (Original Post)
SoCalDem
Jul 2014
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merrily
(45,251 posts)1. Dust off your hashtags and start tweeting in support!
SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)2. I posted a link to HIS response after you replied
you hAVE to see the funny as hell pic
merrily
(45,251 posts)3. A no laughing rule is a cry for impeachment, IMO.
Yes, the pic is a hoot.
malaise
(268,932 posts)4. Love it
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