MONSTERS AND CRITICS: Tehran - Tehran's police has intensified [the] crackdown on women and men over the Islamic dress code, Fars news agency reported Monday.
A police spokesman told Fars news agency that more than twenty cars whose passengers were not observing dress codes were confiscated until further notice.
The police has also interrogated young men with 'Western style hair-styles' about their barber shops. At least one of the barber shops in the high-society shopping centre Tandis in northern Tehran was closed down, the spokesman said.
Also more than 30 textile shops selling Western-style clothing were closed down by the police for contributing to social immorality, the spokesman added.
The Iranian police and vice units usually start their crackdowns in the summer season when, due to temperatures reaching almost 40 degrees, women wear lighter clothing. Also absolutely taboo for women are Bermuda-style pants, tight coats, loose scarves and no socks.
The hair-style and clothing of young Iranian men have also been added to the crackdown operations. Tehran Police Intensifies Crackdown on Women, Men over Dress Code >>> | June 16, 2008
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