The so-called “Law to Support the Culture of Modesty and Hijab”, officially titled “The Law for Supporting the Family by Promoting the Culture of Chastity and Hijab”, was passed after months of back-and-forth between Iran’s Parliament and the Guardian Council. The final version includes 74 articles across five chapters.
Is this law a tool to silence the Woman, Life, Freedom revolution?
Is it the regime’s final attempt to preserve itself in the face of mounting internal and external crises?
In this episode, Sahar Nasseri, Nazila Golestan, Amir Soltanzade, and Shekoufe Azarmasoule discuss the various aspects of this so-called Hijab Law, its background, contradictions, and its broader social and political implications.We examine the contradictions, consequences, and public responses tied to the drafting, enforcement, or even failure, of this law.
By pulling back the mask of “legal protection,” we expose the silent crime: institutionalized violence against women.