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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has paused the process of implementing a new, stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, an official said — a bill that many believe could have reignited the ...

The controversial bill seeks to impose harsher penalties on women who refuse to wear the hijab and on businesses that serve them.

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An Iranian official says authorities have paused the process of implementing a new, stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran has paused the process of ...

A singer in Iran has been arrested after breaking mandatory headscarf laws, performing without the hijab and wearing a dress during a performance.

The controversial law proposes harsher punishments for women defying hijab regulations. Iran's reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian opposes the legislation.