By Sara Vahdati

Forced unveiling in freedomistan

Know the European states which banned hijab for Muslim women

TEHRAN- Europe likes to tout itself as an avid defender of human rights any chance it gets. It gives itself the right to lecture non-Western countries on human rights and even sanction some when it’s politically fit. But the continent, filled with angry rainbow-flag-toting activists, does not try to live up to the same standards when it comes to respecting the rights of Muslim women living in Western societies.