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Headcovers have always been political in Iran – for women on all sides

  • Written by Eliz Sanasarian, Professor of Political Science and Gender and Sexuality Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Headcovers have always been political in Iran – for women on all sidesIranian newspaper headlines about the protests that started with death of Mahsa Amini.Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

A friend and I were strolling through Tehran’s streets one afternoon when she was approached by a member of the “morality police,” an agency tasked with enforcing modesty laws in public. First, the...

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