Iran's latest culture battle: Should women in cars keep their heads covered?
Reihane Taravati, an outspoken social media activist, was riding in a taxi the other day when she received a stern reprimand from the driver. Unbeknownst to Taravati, 26, her headscarf — which Iranian women are required to wear as a show of modesty — had slipped down the back of her scalp, leaving most of her hair exposed./ “Fix your scarf, or the undercover [moral] police will see it,” the cabbie told her. He worried about receiving a ticket in the mail, which would cost him about $30. As Taravati relayed this story while sipping tea with ...
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