Tehran rejects controversial new hijab law

[Sally]

I can imagine how upset the Iranian women would have been if this law was passed. The Iranian women that I have met here dress very stylishly and are now probably cheering their sisters in Iran for not having to worry about this.

Tehran rejects controversial
new hijab law
AFP, Iran | World | Sun, January 04 2015, 7:23 AM

A draft law that would give greater powers to Iran’s police and volunteer militias to enforce women’s compulsory wearing of the veil has been ruled unconstitutional, state media reported Saturday.

Under Islamic law in force in Iran since the 1979 revolution, women must wear loose clothing, known as hijab, that covers the head and neck and which conceals their hair.

But many now push the boundaries by wearing thin head scarves, tight leggings and fashionable coats rather than a chador, a long and traditional black garment that covers the entire body from head to toe.

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