The Battle With the Islamic Republic Is Still in Front of Us

Until a month or two ago, men and women would smile at me when I went for a walk in public. You get the feeling that society has put an invisible safety net around women without headscaffs to keep them in the fight. But the real battle with the Islamic Republic is still ahead of us. In a few weeks when they usually start to get hot in Tehran, I don't see any reason to cover up like I used to. Even now I sometimes see teenage girls working around the street wearing crop tops. So it seems to have won a temporary victory over headscafs. Now summer clothing will be a big deal. And nobody else is reporting about this but I