Women in Iran will still be required to wear the hijab under Islamic Republic law, even if the country's government decides to abolish the religious police who were in charge of enforcing the dress code.
In addition, Iran's parliament and the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution are studying the topic of hijab, and the result will be announced in 15 days, Montazeri announced on Thursday.
However, it is unclear how things will change as a result of these moves by the government. The announcements do not indicate that the mandatory hijab rule in Iran is over, as wearing the hijab is still mandatory under Islamic Republic law. Iranian women watch their national soccer team play against the United States in the World Cup at a cultural center, Nov. 30, 2022, in Tehran, Iran.Morality police were just one of the enforcement arms for the regime to implement the law of mandatory hijab for women. There are "security" offices in all state organizations and malls, as well as parks and other public places, that are manned and managed by the intelligence ministry.
Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, Iran, Oct. 1, 2022.Women are controlled in many other ways to abide with this law. Girls -- from the age of seven -- are not admitted at school if they do not wear clothes that are deemed proper. Women patients are not admitted at the hospitals if they do not wear a hijab. Women do not receive any service at the banks or any other organizations if they don't follow the hijab laws.
The announcement to eliminate the religious police comes three months after deadly demonstrations in Iran -- as well as
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