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Iran:Veil and punishment

Written byFred Petrossian
Posted 12 April 2007 22:37 GMT

Bar Sahleh Salmat[Fa] says she is shameful that Iranian police announced that women who do not respect veil properly, will be punished.She says she carries chador but it is a personal choice.The blogger writes it is just like all country's problems get solved and only women's hair can make trouble.

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