Iran and Saudi Arabia race to pass gender reforms as Tehran relaxes headscarf arrests
omen in the Iranian capital will no longer be arrested for failing to wear a headscarf, Tehran police have said, in a move which follows quickly after Tehran's morality police will no longer automatically detain women for failing to women seen without the proper hijab head-covering in public, a strict Islamic dress code in place since the 1979 revolution. For nearly 40 years, women in Iran have been forced to cover their hair and wear long, loose garments. Younger and more liberal-minded women have long pushed the boundaries of the official ...
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