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During Qajar dynasty the hijab was a prevalent fashion choice for women in Iran, as it reflected the cultural, religious, and political identity of the Qajar empire. The hijab was enforced by the Islamic dress code for women, which was introduced by the Safavid dynasty and continued by the Qajars. [14]
In Iran, since 1981, after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the hijab has become compulsory.All women are required to wear loose-fitting clothing and a headscarf in public. [19] [20] In the Islamic law of Iran imposed shortly after the 1979 revolution, article 638 of 5th book of Islamic Penal Code (called Sanctions and deterrent penalties) women who do not wear a hijab may be imprisoned from ten ...
The jilbāb is also known as chador by Persian speakers in Iran and Afghanistan. The modern jilbāb covers the entire body except the face and hands. Some women will also cover the hands with gloves and the face along with a niqāb. [1] Women in Shiraz, Iran, 2019, wearing chadors
An Iranian woman was arrested after reportedly stripping down to her undergarments to protest an alleged assault by security forces for not following strict hijab laws.. The woman was reportedly ...
In Damavand, a town some 60 kilometers (40 miles) east of Tehran, prosecutors ordered the arrest of a bank manager and a teller over serving a woman not wearing the hijab.
The Facebook page called Stealthy Freedom was set up on 5 May 2014 [1] and it is dedicated to posting images of women with their hijab (scarf) removed. [6] Many women have submitted their pictures without hijab, taken in various locations: parks, beaches, markets, streets, and elsewhere. [6] Alinejad said that the campaign began rather simply:
In the ID the woman is wearing, she’s sporting a hijab — but in the photo taken at the match, the head covering is nowhere to be found. This year’s World Cup is a significant one for Iranian ...
The women of the Iranian women's movement largely consisted of educated elite women positive to unveiling. This image of the Board of Governors of the women's organization Jam'iyat-e Nesvan-e Vatankhah, Tehran, is dated to 1922–1932; before the Kashf-e hijab reform in 1936. The unveiling was met with different opinions within Iran.