My God! Haven’t these stupid people got better things to do with their time? Isn’t it about time that ‘petticoat power’ showed what it is all about in that God-forsaken hole? By the way, Ahmadinejad, where in the Qur'an does it specifically say that a woman cannot wear a hat?
BBC: Iranian newspapers have printed a list of moral vices that the police are targeting, including wearing make-up and hats instead of headscarves.
The police say they will also suppress "decadent" films, drugs and alcohol.
This year has seen one of the most ferocious crackdowns on un-Islamic behaviour and improper Islamic dress by the authorities for at least a decade.
But it has now emerged the current campaign has the overt backing of the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The police are warning they will deal seriously with any women who dare to wear short trousers, skimpy overcoats or skirts that are revealingly transparent or have slits in them.
Wearing boots instead of full length trousers will not be tolerated, nor will hats instead of headscarves.
Indeed, the police stipulate that small headscarves are out - the scarf must cover a woman's head and neck completely.
The police say they will also clamp down on "decadent" films, drugs, alcohol, extortion and general thuggish behaviour, but it is issues of dress that are given most prominence. Iran launches anti-vice crackdown (more) By Frances Harrison
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Anger at Iran dress restrictions By Frances Harrison
Mark Alexander
