Iran reviewing mandatory headscarf law amid ongoing protests

[mysteryowl]

Source: The Guardian/US

Iranian authorities said they would review a decades-old law that requires women to cover their heads, as the country struggles to quell more than two months of protests linked to the dress code.

“Both parliament and the judiciary are working [on the issue],” of whether the law needs any changes, Iran’s attorney general Mohammad Jafar Montazeri said on Saturday.

Quoted by an Iranian news agency, he did not specify what could be modified in the law by the two bodies, which are both largely in the hands of conservatives.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/04/iran-reviewing-mandatory-headscarf-law-amid-ongoing-protests

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Way to go people of Iran, well, the Women of Iran did this with blood, sweat and tears.

[Javaman]

1. The ayatollah of rock and rolla just blinked lol nt

[Grokenstein]

2. Maybe they figured out they couldn't execute EVERYBODY.

Maybe not. Guess we'll find out.

[electric_blue68]

3. Safety and Strength to my Brave Women-Sisters in Iran & the men supporting them!

[LiberalFighter]

4. I would push they want women to cover their face to cover any abuse by men.

[Richard D]

5. It's not the "dress code"

It's gender apartheid. The hijab is just one small aspect of that.

[StevieM]

7. I would argue that the mandatory hijab laws are a big aspect of it. (eom)

[Richard D]

8. For sure, but . . .

It was the fact that Mahsa was tortured and murdered for wearing the Hijab that triggered all of the rage to come up and out. It's also illegal there for women to dance and sing—a likely death penalty for doing so. Women can't ride bicycles or vote. They must have written permission from their husband if they want to go on a hike. Honor killings and rapes are also rampant.

[RussBLib]

9. My understanding is women can vote

And have voted since 1963. They can also drive and hold jobs, although some professions are restricted.

The NYTimes reported today that Iran abolished the Morality Police but we will see if it is real or just illusion.

[Richard D]

11. There is a big question that the morality police were actally disbanded.

We'll see.

And still, as of now, there are 18,000 plus protestors in jail, some of whom are children. The government releasing them would be the minimum first step. They want regime change, really. I do not think anything else will do.

[BigmanPigman]

6. Wow, gee, what a huge gain

BS!!!

They would keep women in slave-like conditions as long as it is a theocracy. Fuck you-attohlah!

[Tetrachloride]

10. Underemployment and segregating is a major problem .

1. educated people unable to get jobs where they actually receive a salary.

2. uneducated men drinking tea and coffee while women stay home. After 7 pm, some areas are 95 percent men.