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Habiba Menchari was a Tunisian women's rights activist. Active as early as 1924, Menchari gained fame by publicly unveiling herself during a speech against the wearing of the hijab.
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Habiba Menchari was a Tunisian women's rights activist. Active as early as 1924, Menchari gained fame by publicly unveiling herself during a speech against the wearing of the hijab. The speeches by Menchari, as well as compatriot Manoubia Ouertani, made at a debate called “The Muslim Woman of Tomorrow: For or Against the Veil”, are "cited as the first examples of Muslim women entering a debate dominated by men."
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Lived 1907 to 1961 · aged 54
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