FRONTLINE: Tehran Bureau: ‘Your Veil Is a Battleground’ I | PBS -
Interesting article; read the whole thing at the link. The introduction:
Hejab Politics: Old Hat and New
Increasing numbers of Iranian women resist the veil, as hardliners search for enforcers.
As the Islamic Republic of Iran’s domestic and international problems multiply — courtesy of the democratic movement and its own myopic policies — its myriad factions are shifting blame for the system’s cascading ills. One of the pressing concerns, maintenance of the mandatory veil, is not finding many willing enforcers. The problem is compounded by the fact that, in sharp contrast to the early years after the Revolution, the majority of Iranians are now opposed to compulsory veiling of any kind.