after the revolution in the cities of al-Bab and Raqqa alike with regard to
whether or not the hijab is worn, since there was no noticeable or systematic restriction on girls who did not wear hijab. The same applies to the stage
after the Syrian revolution, the situation did not change much except when
some radical Islamic factions entered the city of Raqqa in particular, but
the matter did not reach the point of forcing women to wear the hijab. In
contrast to what happened after “ISIS” took control, when a uniform dress
was imposed on all women, which was the full black dress - even the shoes
- in addition to wearing the “cap”24 over it. In case of violation, the girl’s
father would be flogged, in many cases, the violation of the dress code resulted in public flogging of the girl herself. This also happened with women
regaining some of their rights after ISIS in the cities of Al-Bab and Raqqa.
Women regained their freedom to wear clothes according to their beliefs
or according to the customs and traditions that were imposed on them by
society before the revolution, except for some families who adhered to the
ideas of the organization and adopted the way of life that was imposed on
them during its existence.
Freedom to dress
1 = Very Bad
5 = Very Good
Before the revolution
During the revolution
Al-Bab
During ISIS
35
After ISIS
Al-Raqqa
| Economic situation of women:
24
cap: An outer veil that is worn over the regular hijab, is black and covers women from the
top of the head to the lower abdomen.
HUMANS WITHOUT RIGHTS
The economic situation of women or their work was not a problem
before the revolution, as it is also considered related to the customs and
traditions of the family, the community and their desire for work and financial independence. The same applies to the post-revolution period in Syria,
however, the arrest campaigns carried out by the regime also affected working women. Many of them had to be absent from work or leave for fear of
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