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Protests in Iran

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The Wearing or Not Wearing of the Vulture in Iran

The wearing or not wearing of the veil is something, you know, between an authoritarian ruler and a society sort of chafing against that. It's just sort of a strand through Iran's 20th century history certainly and right up until now. The authorities after 1979, when they consolidated the revolution then made this wearing of the hijab mandatory - there was a movement against it even then.

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