re: #20 lawhawk

It’s hardly an odd form. They’re protesting the harsh interpretation of Islam that subjugated women. They are protesting for more freedom, so burning the veil is a symbol of protesting that kind of oppression.

It’s akin to bra burning - a liberating moment for Muslim women in Yemen.

Yet, the Yemeni regime has cracked down repeatedly against the Islamists, including AQ, and some of those groups are hoping to fill the power vacuum if the regime falls. That could leave these women in a worse position if the Islamists rise to power. So, in some respects this is a protest against the Islamists who might rise to power if the current regime falls, as much as it is about getting more rights from the current regime. Talk about being stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Well, except bra burning never actually happened. :P

Basically agree with the rest of what you say, though.