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Hijab in Iran
Following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the hijab became the mandatory dress code for all Iranian women by the order of Ayatollah Khomeini, the supreme leader of the new Islamic Republic. Restrictions sparked several movements by activists and ordinary citizens who challenged the mandatory hijab, seeking more freedom and rights for women. Already the day after the introduction of mandatory hijab, the 1979 International Women's Day protests in Tehran erupted, delaying the introduction of the new laws. However, the government has throughout the decades cracked down on protests with violence, notably during the Mahsa Amini protests (2022–2023). In September 2024, on the second anniversary of the death of Amini, Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian said that morality police will no longer "bother" women over the wearing of the hijab. Historically, the hijab became widely adopted in Iran during the Safavid dynasty (1501–1736) as Shia Islam was established as the official religion, and it remained...
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