LetUsTalk explained

LetUsTalk#

1. LetUsTalk (Persian: بگذارید حرف بزنیم#) is a campaign against silencing criticism of the Islamic law and especially hijab in the West through accusations of Islamophobia. This campaign has started when a letter written by Dr Sherif Emil—a Canadian Children’s surgeon—and published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, in which he criticizes promotion of hijab as a symbol of diversity, was retracted due to the accusations of Islamophobia.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Many middle eastern women, including Iranians and Afghans, have shared their lived experience and stories of being oppressed by the Islamic law using this hashtag.^[5] The campaign defends the right of criticizing Islam and protests the censorship of such criticism with the accusations of Islamophobia.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Creation

The Canadian Medial Association Journal (CMAJ) had published a photo of two young girls, one black and the other with hijab; Dr Sherif Emil, a pediatric surgeon, has written a letter to the journal stating:^[9] The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) reacted to Emil’s letter calling it Islamophobic^[10] and asked for its immediate retraction.^[11] The letter got retracted^[12] and the editor of CMAJ apologized for publishing a “wrong, hurtful, and offensive” letter.^[13]

This story has created various reactions in Persian Twitter. Masih Alinejad published a tweet^{[14] [2]} and said that in the West criticism against Islam is silenced in the guise of Islamophobia.^{[15] [16]}

Charlie Hebdo’s Article on the Campaign

Charlie Hebdo published an article written by Inna Schevchenko supporting the campaign^[17] “This is the

1. MeToo

of clothing harassment. Voices of Middle Eastern women living in the West—or not—who had to wear hijab—or still do—are rising. They claim that the Islamic veil is not a harmless trivial garment and even less a freedom for women. Hoping to be heard by some feminists who repeat like a mantra that the veil is a choice”.^{[17] [18] [1]}

See also

• Veil
• Hijab

Notes and References

1. Web site: کمپین زنان خاورمیانه علیه آزارهای حجاب اجباری؛ مسیح علی‌نژاد آغازگر این اتحاد بود. 2022-01-16. صدای آمریکا. fa.
2. Web site: اعتراض زنان و مردان ایرانی به حجاب اجباری و ایدئولوژی مذهبی با هشتگ "بگذارید حرف بزنیم". 2022-01-16. ایران اینترنشنال. fa.
3. Web site: "بگذارید حرف بزنیم" تازه‌ترین کمپین علیه حجاب اجباری؛ "قوانین اسلامی کل زندگی ما را کنترل می‌کند". 2022-01-16. صدای آمریکا. fa.
4. Web site: نشریه شارلی ابدو: کارزار بگذارید حرف بزنیم واکنشی به بزدلی در برابر اتهام اسلام‌هراسی است. 2022-01-16. melliun.org.
5. Web site: Iranians Show Resentment Against Official Restrictions On Lifestyle. 2022-01-16. Iran International. en.
6. Web site: Adenor. Jean-Loup. 2022-01-12.
   1. LetUsTalk : des femmes réclament le droit de critiquer le port du voile en Amérique du Nord
   . 2022-01-16. www.marianne.net. fr.
7. Web site: Hvor er engasjementet for kampen mot hijabpåbud?. 2022-01-16. www.aftenposten.no. 10 January 2022 . nb.
8. Web site: "Laissez-nous parler". 2022-01-16. Le Journal de Montréal.
9. Emil. Sherif. 2021-12-20. Don't use an instrument of oppression as a symbol of diversity and inclusion. CMAJ. en. 193. 50. E1923. 10.1503/cmaj.80742. 0820-3946. 34930770. 8687514 .
10. Web site: Tell CMAJ to Apologize and Retract their Islamophobic Article. 2022-01-16. NCCM - National Council of Canadian Muslims. en-US.
11. Web site: 2021-12-22. Letter published in Canadian medical journal leads to apologies and calls for a retraction. 2022-01-16. CTVNews. en.
12. Web site: 2021-12-24. Canadian Medical Association Journal retracts controversial hijab letter. 2022-01-16. CTVNews. en.
13. Web site: CMAJ letter regarding the hijab: apologies and lessons. 2022-01-16. Canadian Healthcare Network. en.
14. Web site: 2022-01-02. با هشتگ 'بگذارید حرف بزنیم / LetUsTalk'، اعتراض زنان ایرانی به حجاب اجباری. 2022-01-16. خبرگزاری فارس نیوز 24. fa-IR.
15. Web site: 2022-01-11. "Mit dem Kopftuch habe ich meine Individualität verloren": Drei Frauen – und ihre drei Sichtweisen auf den Hidschab. 2022-01-16. plus.tagesspiegel.de. de.
16. Web site: 2022-01-13. Accusato di "islamofobia" per aver criticato il velo. Ma le donne musulmane lo difendono. 2022-01-16. ilGiornale.it. it.
17. Web site: Charlie. Je suis. 2022-01-14.
    1. LetUsTalk : le ras-le-bol des femmes sans voile
    . 2022-01-16. Charlie Hebdo. fr-FR.
18. Web site: 2022-01-15. دفاع نشریۀ "شارلی هبدو" و مسیح علی‌نژاد از زنان مسلمان بی‌حجاب. 2022-01-16. ار.اف.ای - RFI. fa.