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Fashion and clothing reflect the shift in society, according to one expert. LONDON -- One year ago, 22-year-old Masha Amini died in custody of Iran’s hijab police. The agents, known as the morality ...
Before 1979, Iranian women wore miniskirts, earned advanced degrees, ran businesses, and lived lives that looked remarkably like their Western peers. Then came the Islamic Revolution—and everything ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Billboards across Iran's capital proclaim that women should wear their mandatory headscarves to honor their mothers. But perhaps for the first time since the chaotic days following ...
The country’s morality police disappeared from the streets late last year as the authorities tried to calm anti-government protests. Now, patrols are once again watching for violators. By Vivian Yee ...
Iran Police Command spokesman Sardar Saeed Montazerul-Mahdi announced on Sunday that the country’s morality police would resume notifying and detaining women who are not wearing a hijab—an Islamic ...