Iran’s hijab crackdown returns as women defy mandatory veiling rules

Beirut: Kurdish women hold a portrait of Iranian Mahsa Amini who died in Iran after being arrested by Iran's morality police for allegedly violating its strictly-enforced dress code. (Photo: AP)Iran's long-running debate over mandatory hijab has resurfaced as hardliners push for stricter enforcement, even as the countr

A cultural faultline in Iran has re-emerged in recent months amid the turmoil of war and the revamping of the country’s hardline leadership: how and whether to enforce the wearing of the hijab by women. At the height of the conflict with the United States this year, women without the headscarf were often seen at …

Iranian women defy efforts by hardliners to enforce wearing of hijab  CNN