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April 22, 2006       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/20/AR2006052000467.html

Iran's Draft Law on Dress Has Many Worried

(AP/Washington Post) Tarek Al-Issawi - A draft law aimed at encouraging Islamic dress raised fears Saturday that Iran's hard-line government plans to re-impose veils and head-to-toe overcoats on women. On Friday, a Canadian newspaper, the National Post, quoting Iranian exiles, said the law would force Jews, Christians, and other religious minorities to wear special patches of colored cloth to distinguish them from Muslims. A copy of the draft law obtained by the Associated Press made no mention of religious minorities or any requirement of special attire for them, and the Post later backed off the report.

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