Some while ago, Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei expressed his concerns about the violation of forced hijab by students.
“I am concerned about this issue. I appeal to officials and deans of universities and related ministries to pay attention to the hijab and distance between men and women, which is affirmed by “Islam,” and observe Sharia standards,” Khamenei’s website quoted him as saying on May 17.
Subsequently, heads of the state security forces appeared and made public remarks to terrify the people. Two days later, the deputy Iranian cyberspace police (FATA) announced that it will harshly deal with female cyberspace activists who violate hijab rules and consider them as culprits….
Chief of the security department of Tehran police Ali Zolfaghari also threatened women who defy the hijab law in their cars, saying, “Those who violate the hijab law or those who protest against the issue should appear in the security police station within ten days. Because the system is designed that their car will be confiscated if owners do not make commitment or protest in the police station,” Fars news agency quoted Zolfaghari as saying on June 10.
Also, Tehran police chief Hossein Rahimi said, “A large number of police officers as security patrols, traffic police, and moral security police patrol are operating across the city and identifying citizens who are without Islamic hijab,” Etemad Online website wrote on June 12….
In this context, the ayatollahs and their security officials see the hijab issue as a security case rather than a religious one. “The issue of hijab and chastity is not an ordinary issue, but it is a security-political issue for the country,” Tasnim news agency quoted Mohammad Abdollahpour, commander of the Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) Quds Force in Gilan, as saying on June 5, 2019….
