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Iran Focus
 Tehran,
Iran, Apr. 12 – Iran’s Majlis (Parliament) deputies
called for a bill to be adopted to regulate women’s attire during the hot
summer months, a state-run daily reported on Wednesday.
Gholam-Reza Mesbahi-Moghaddam,
a hard-line deputy from Tehran
called for the bill against “mal-veiling” during an open session of Majlis on Tuesday, the daily Sharq
wrote.
The report said that each year young people tend to disobey the Islamic dress
code more during the Summer months. This year, Majlis
deputies were looking to adopt the bill against “mal-veiling”, the report
added.
At the same time, Emaad Afroogh,
head of the Majlis cultural commission, said that
he was trying to table a bill to create a “national costume” to counter the
effects of Western fashion in Iran.
Mohammad-Taghi Rahbar, a hard-line deputy from the central city of Isfahan, called
for a “cultural revolution”.
“You cannot call the tiny cloths that girls put on their heads as hijabs. The stage must be adequately set to bring
about a cultural revolution”, Rahbar
said.
In August, Iran’s
Justice Minister vowed that “improperly-veiled women” will be treated as if
they had no Islamic veil at all.
“Being improperly veiled and not wearing a veil are no different. When it is
clear from the appearance of a woman that she has violated the law, then the
crime is obvious and law enforcement agents can take legal measures against
her”, Jamal Karimi-Rad said.
“Crimes such as mal-veiling or other prohibited acts, which happen before the
eyes of a law enforcement agent, are evident crimes and must be dealt with in
accordance with the law”.
Women have been facing a harsher crackdown since hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took office
as President.
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