Iran’s Latest Hijab War on Women Goes After Businesses
Kourosh Ziabari - PassBlue: Nationwide protests convulsing Iran triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody last September have tapered off, but as the women-led uprising recedes from the streets, a new spectacle is dominating slowly. It is unnerving the authorities once again. In the post-Woman, Life, Freedom movement, women are scrapping their headscarves in growing numbers and appearing in public without the compulsory hijab. The government has not reinstated the morality police to go after the women but has instead conjured up new ways of enforcing the hijab with economic repercussions. The measures include shutting down venues and businesses that cater to women who don’t wear a headscarf and conditioning...
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