Morality police raids go hand in hand with sanctions
Over the weekend, Iranian officers and morality police raided and shut down 87 cafes in Tehran for not following Islamic values. As Reuters reports: Coffee shop culture has flourished in Iran in recent years, offering wireless Internet, snacks, hot drinks, and a place to hang out for Iranian youth in a country where there are no bars […]
Bad Hair Days Now Mandatory
In Iran, summer came with a severe crackdown on the Islamic dress code. Said Tehran’s police chief Hossein Sajedinia on the recent crackdown: The public expects us to act firmly and swiftly if we see any social misbehavior by women, and men, who defy our Islamic values… In some areas of north Tehran we can […]