The Islamic Republic was able to finally enforce compulsory veiling only after mass executions of political prisoners and under the cover of the war. But women’s resistance and the struggle against the hijab became one of the people’s biggest battles with the Islamic Republic. One of the most arduous tasks of the Islamic Republic’s forces of repression is to counteract the “lack of veiling” and “improper veiling”, and women have been pushing back the hijab and the Islamic regime with various initiatives and support from the people.
Women in Iran: 40 years of saying NO to the Islamic Republic and Political Islam
The Islamic Republic was able to finally enforce compulsory veiling only after mass executions of political prisoners and under the cover of the war. But women’s resistance and the struggle against the hijab became one of the people’s biggest battles with the Islamic Republic. One of the most arduous tasks of the Islamic Republic’s forces of repression is to counteract the “lack of veiling” and “improper veiling”, and women have been pushing back the hijab and the Islamic regime with various initiatives and support from the people.
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