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June 24, 2011       Share:    

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110621/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_fashion_police

Iran's Fashion Crackdown Moves Beyond Headscarves

(AP) Ali Akbar Dareini and Brian Murphy - It's an Iranian rite of summer: Islamic morality squads pressure women to keep their headscarves snug. This year, however, Iran's summer fashion offensive appears bigger and more ominous, and has expanded the watch list to men's hairstyles and jewelry considered too Western. Nearly two-thirds of Iran's parliament have signed a statement supporting the latest fight against "Western cultural invasion." Some 70,000 police officers have been deployed in Tehran this month to enforce the dress codes, the state news agency IRNA said. "Confronting those who are not sufficiently veiled is a legitimate demand of the people," said Iran's police chief, Gen. Esmaeil Ahmadi Moghadam, who was added to the U.S. sanctions list earlier this month.

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