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Tehran, 1980

Two women who protested against the Islamic hijab are taken away by armed militia guards. The Islamic Revolution of 1979 brought many changes to Iran, especially for women. In the 1930s, the old Shah banned the veil and ordered police to forcibly remove headscarves, but in the early 1980s, the new Islamic authorities imposed a mandatory dress code that required all women to wear the hijab.

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