When Iranian females living in the West hear about this, they will certainly count themselves lucky that they got out of the country. Before the crazies came into power, the women dressed lovely and many went to Paris for their clothes. I noticed that here in the Los Angeles area, the Iranian women certainly have a sense of style and always look lovely, even when just going to the market.
Iranian hardliners form ''chastity patrols''
Last Updated: Friday, September 19, 2014 - 14:20
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Turkey: "Chastity patrols", created by an Iranian paramilitary group, are patrolling the streets of Iran to force women to go "well covered" in public.
At the beginning of summer, trendy Iranian women started wearing lighter clothes, more transparent veils to cover their hair and slightly shortened sleeves that still end below the elbow.
That tendency prompted the more conservative sectors to demand imposition of "good hijab" in accordance with a much stricter interpretation of the Islamic dress code.
But the Ansar-e Hezbollah group has gone further and organised street patrols in Tehran "to control morality in women", especially young women, who are more relaxed about complying with the hijab, which requires a woman to cover everything except her face, hands and feet.
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Iranian hardliners form ''chastity patrols''
Last Updated: Friday, September 19, 2014 - 14:20
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Turkey: "Chastity patrols", created by an Iranian paramilitary group, are patrolling the streets of Iran to force women to go "well covered" in public.
At the beginning of summer, trendy Iranian women started wearing lighter clothes, more transparent veils to cover their hair and slightly shortened sleeves that still end below the elbow.
That tendency prompted the more conservative sectors to demand imposition of "good hijab" in accordance with a much stricter interpretation of the Islamic dress code.
But the Ansar-e Hezbollah group has gone further and organised street patrols in Tehran "to control morality in women", especially young women, who are more relaxed about complying with the hijab, which requires a woman to cover everything except her face, hands and feet.
Continue reading at:
Iranian hardliners form chastity patrols Zee News