Kashf-e hijab
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On 8 January 1936, pro-western ruler Reza Shah Pahlavi of Iran (Persia) issued a decree known as Kashf-e hijab (also Romanized as "Kashf-e hijāb" and "Kashf-e jejāb", Template:Lang-fa) banning all Islamic veils (including headscarf and chador), an edict that was swiftly and forcefully implemented.
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See also
- Goharshad Mosque rebellion
- Human rights in the Imperial State of Iran
- Pahlavi dynasty
- The Culture of Nakedness and the Nakedness of Culture
- Hujum
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