Article Why Iran 'cannot turn back time' on public hijab rule
Article Why Iran 'cannot turn back time' on public hijab rule
May 22 2025, 9:47 AM
Quote:"What we have achieved in the last three years can no longer be taken away by the state," a gender researcher and journalist from Tehran told DW. She asked DW not to publish her name as the authorities regularly reprimand her for her stance, and she even receives death threats from anonymous callers.
She is one of the women who not only refuse to wear a headscarf in public, but also encourages other women to decide for themselves whether they want to.
https://www.dw.com/en/why-iran-cannot-turn-back-time-on-public-hijab-rule/a-72616469
Quote:"What we have achieved in the last three years can no longer be taken away by the state," a gender researcher and journalist from Tehran told DW. She asked DW not to publish her name as the authorities regularly reprimand her for her stance, and she even receives death threats from anonymous callers.
She is one of the women who not only refuse to wear a headscarf in public, but also encourages other women to decide for themselves whether they want to.