Iran's Conservatives Lash Out at New Female Fashion Trends
vice squads, also referred to as the morality police, are particularly busy in the hot summer months when Iranian women wear lighter clothes and are less observant of the mandatory hijab. But this year the squads are focusing on a new “threat:” women wearing clothes with large English words on them. On National Hijab and Chastity Day (July 11, 2016), state-sponsored events occurred in throughout the country to “defend the sanctity of the family” and promote the strict observance of the hijab. The events, mostly organized by the Basij ...
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