Iran Suspends the Law that Forced Women to Wear Hijab
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The Secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran stopped the passage of the controversial law imposing harsher punishments on women who did not use hijab in public. The decision, announced by the president of the Iranian parliament, Mohamed Bagher Ghalibaf, rejected the measure previously passed by a legislative dominated by ultra-conservative sectors. “The Hijab law will not be enacted for the time being,” the Secretariat of the…
Iran's National Security Council has suspended the law forcing women to wear hijab, the Islamic veil, in public.
Iran surprised the world by suspending a law that, for years, forced women to wear the hijab, the veil that covers the head, the chest and, in some cases, the face. This rule, linked to religious principles of Islam, was one of the most controversial policies in the country, generating resistance so much [...] Entry Iran suspends the law that forced women to wear hijab was first published in Information Focus.
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