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With ‘Sarong Revolution’, women in Myanmar defy coup and patriarchy

With ‘Sarong Revolution’, women in Myanmar defy coup and patriarchy

BEN LIH YI  AS women take a frontline role in anti-coup protests in Myanmar, some have found an inventive way of defying military rule - hanging traditional sarongs, underwear and even sanitary pads in the streets to spook superstitious policemen and soldiers. The movement, dubbed the "Sarong Revolution" by feminists, plays on a belief that deems it bad luck for men to walk beneath women's clothing and highlights women's fears that the February 1 coup could roll back hard-won gains on gender equality. "The htamein (sarong) has become our tool at the protests," said Naw Esther Chit, 28, an ethnic…
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