Wow, I can imagine all the Iranian women in my neighborhood breathing a sigh of relief that their BMWs, Mercedes and other high end cars can't be confiscated here because they are not wearing a veil. The parking lot at the neighborhood Iranian market would be empty if those crazy Ayatollahs could make the rules for their ex subjects living here.
Iran to Confiscate Cars of 'Poorly Veiled' Women
Iran's police say women drivers in Tehran could have their cars impounded by police if they are caught driving with a poorly fixed veil.
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By Arutz Sheva Staff
First Publish: 9/3/2015, 3:46 AM
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Women drivers in Iran's capital could have their cars impounded by police if they are caught driving with a poorly fixed veil or without their heads covered, a police chief said Wednesday, according to AFP.
"If a (female) driver in a car is poorly veiled or has taken her veil off, the vehicle will be seized in accordance with the law," the head of Tehran's traffic police, General Teymour Hosseini, was quoted as saying by the official ISNAnews agency.
He added that any woman who had her car seized would need to obtain a court order before getting it back.
Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, wearing a veil in public has been mandatory for all women in Iran.
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Iran to Confiscate Cars of 'Poorly Veiled' Women
Iran to Confiscate Cars of 'Poorly Veiled' Women
Iran's police say women drivers in Tehran could have their cars impounded by police if they are caught driving with a poorly fixed veil.
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By Arutz Sheva Staff
First Publish: 9/3/2015, 3:46 AM
Muslim veil
Flash 90
Women drivers in Iran's capital could have their cars impounded by police if they are caught driving with a poorly fixed veil or without their heads covered, a police chief said Wednesday, according to AFP.
"If a (female) driver in a car is poorly veiled or has taken her veil off, the vehicle will be seized in accordance with the law," the head of Tehran's traffic police, General Teymour Hosseini, was quoted as saying by the official ISNAnews agency.
He added that any woman who had her car seized would need to obtain a court order before getting it back.
Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, wearing a veil in public has been mandatory for all women in Iran.
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Iran to Confiscate Cars of 'Poorly Veiled' Women
