Enforcing the mandatory veil is an existential matter for Iran's Islamic Republic, but some women say they can’t imagine going back to wearing one
Enforcing the veil is an existential matter for the Islamic Republic, but some women say they can’t imagine going back to wearing one
Thousands of Iranians marked the 40th day since Mahsa Amini died after being detained by the country’s morality police.Earlier this year, Iranian authorities moved against what they saw as a disturbing trend: More women were refusing to wear a legally required headscarf, or hijab. President Ebrahim Raisi ordered tougher enforcement of the law to coincide with the government’s National Hijab and Chastity Day on July 12.
The moves were accompanied by a series of arrests and triggered fury among Iranians who took to the street. Two months later, 22-year-old
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