In France, a New Clothing Ban Irks Muslims
First France banned headscarves in its public schools, then full face veils. Now, the abaya, a long, baggy robe worn by practicing Muslim girls and women in the name of modesty,...
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First France banned headscarves in its public schools, then full face veils. Now, the abaya, a long, baggy robe worn by practicing Muslim girls and women in the name of modesty,...
Countless women have been defying the clerical choosing not to wear the hijab. and now the regime is lashing out with a campaign of renewed oppression, announcing the return of morality police patrols. >> translator: being a warm in iran is now harder than ever. because of all of the attention, our privacy and safety is a wish. you should always be worried and careful about police. >> reporter: this youne iran. >> translator: the morality police are often in metro stations and sometimes on the streets. they warn you, if you disobey, they take videos. >> reporter: and that's not all. authoritie...
Strict islamic dress code. her death in custody sparked mass protests in iran. translation: despite numerous arrests, injuries and deaths, - people didn't retreat. we were hopeful. nine months ago in the kurdish city of buchan, in northwest of iran, iranian security forces fired 300 pair shot pellets at sima, causing severe injuries. translation: i could hear them shouting, "she needs— a blood transfusion. " an islamic revolutionary guard shouted, "throw her out the hospital." i could hear everything, i struggled to say, "don't let me die," yet i couldn't talk.
Nine months after my injuries, i still take strong painkillers. my right hand is paralysed. sima has multiple open fractures, with her elbow bearing severe damage. the pellets caused significant tissue destruction. her doctors considered amputating her arm if the infection continues. translation: my relatives knew. i was protesting against the regime. i was warned, for the sake of my daughter, i shouldn't protest. i always replied, "i protest for a better future for my daughter." the islamic regime has stripped us of our dignity and humanity. jiyar gol, bbc news, iraqi kurdistan.
Iranian authorities have shut down one of the offices of the country's biggest e-commerce company and launched judicial procedures after it published pictures online showing female employees not wearing the mandatory Islamic headscarf, semi-official media reported. The move appears to be part of a new campaign launched last week to impose the Islamic dress code nearly a year after the morality police largely melted away in the face of widespread protests. Digikala, informally known as “Iran's Amazon,” appears to have run afoul of the rules by posting pictures of a cor...