Yoghurt Attack Highlights Iran's Strict Hijab Laws.
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has reiterated that the hijab is the law in Iran after a video of a man throwing yoghurt at two unveiled women in a shop went viral. The man and the women were issued arrest warrants for flouting Iran's strict female dress rules. Iran's Chief Justice has threatened punishment for individuals who do not follow strict rules about modest dress in public. Under Iran's Islamic sharia law, women are obliged to cover their hair and wear long, loose-fitting clothes to disguise their figures.
- Iran: yoghurt attack on unveiled women goes viral DW (English)
- Two Iranian women arrested for not covering hair after man attacks them with yoghurt BBC
- Iranian man throws yoghurt at women because 'they weren't wearing hijabs' The Telegraph
- Raisi says hijab is the law in Iran as unveiled women face 'yoghurt attack' Yahoo News
- Iran signals determination to enforce hijab rules BBC
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