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“[Anti-hijab] campaigns seek to preoccupy the minds of our youths with sensual urges,” warned [one Iranian hardliner], “so that they will have no room to pursue missiles, the nuclear program, and knowledge-based technology.”

Too horny to defend the homeland, Iranian men must be kept from the sight of female heads.

While the “Woman, Life, Freedom” street protests were largely snuffed out months ago, and stricter hijab rules have been enacted, legions of Iranian women … are still refusing to wear hijab in public.

… In mid-June uniformed and plainclothes security forces again raided coffee shops in several cities and beat customers over hijab rules. And the police chief of a northern resort province was filmed telling a subordinate, “Break the neck of anyone who breaks the [hijab] norms … and I will take responsibility.” 

Margaret Soltan, June 30, 2023 9:02AM
Posted in: forms of religious experience

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