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Also interesting to note, is that headscarf practices in Iran predate Islam by around a thousand years and that had an influence into Islam. Wikipedia has a gr
by legulere 10y ago
Also interesting to note, is that headscarf practices in Iran predate Islam by around a thousand years and that had an influence into Islam.
Wikipedia has a great overview over the headscarf in Iran: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijab_by_country#Iran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijab_by_country#Iran
- hackuser 10y agoWith respect, do you happen to know how accurate Wikipedia's article is? Especially on hot-button issues, I don't trust them without outside corroboration.
- jules 10y agoThere is a very direct link between the mandatory headscarf law and Islam. It was not mandatory in Iran before Khomeini came to power.