In Tehran, New Hijab Protester Led Off By Police

A woman has staged a public protest in downtown Tehran against Iran's strict dress code in a fresh challenge to the so-called hijab rule that followed the 1979 revolution. Images were shared on social media of the woman standing and waving a head scarf and red and white balloons atop the turquoise dome in the middle of the roundabout at the heavily trafficked Revolution (Enghelab) Square on Monday.  Her peaceful protest appeared to be the first shared anti-hijab demonstration...

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