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How Iranian women once lived with freedom—life before the veil

Before 1979, Iranian women wore miniskirts, earned advanced degrees, ran businesses, and lived lives that looked remarkably ...
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Iran to enforce dress code with 80,000 new morality police officers

Iran plans to mobilize 80,000 new morality police officers in Tehran to enforce compliance with Islamic dress codes that require women to wear their headscarves more consistently, according to an ...
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Iran is using drones and apps to catch women who aren’t wearing hijabs, says UN report

Iran is using aerial drones, facial recognition systems, and a citizen-reporting app to enforce mandatory hijab laws on women, according to a United Nations report released Friday. The report ...
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Iran's Khamenei Defends Hijab As More Women Flout Strict Dress Code

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday delivered a staunch defence of the hijab as more women flout the Islamic republic's strict dress code, prompting criticism from ...
Reuters

How a hashtag on Wednesdays is fighting Iran's dress code for women

BEIRUT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Before she begins her Wednesday morning, Iranian activist Masih Alinejad spends hours sifting through scores of videos and photos sent to her of women in Iran ...
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Iran's Khamenei Defends Hijab As More Women Flout Dress Code

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday delivered a staunch defence of the hijab as more women flout the Islamic republic's strict dress code, prompting criticism from ...