In the course of history, women’s clothing has always been one of the first issues that have been exploited by various ideological systems, and the body of women has been an ideologi-cal battleground between the conflicting fronts. Although the issue of men’s clothing is not entirely exempted from dress codes restrictions, it does not reach the level of restrictions that women experience.
Throughout the history of Iran, similar to other countries, the advancement of society has always had a direct impact on people’s clothing. The banning of all Islamic veils in 1936 by Re-za Shah demonstrates this perfectly by pushing the issue of women’s clothing into the political sphere. The government actively regulated the anti-veiling law, and as the final effort, to completely eliminate it by physically removing it from women’s heads.
In the years before the fall of the Shah, some women appeared publicly in hijab to display their opposition with the present ideology.
In fact, the veil symbolized a political message, but after the fall of the Shah’s regime, one of the continuing challenges faced by Iran was enforcing compulsory veil in the country.
