iranian women
Jul 18 2007, AMIT

The clergy guided and heavily religious flavored administration of Islamic Republic of Iran, in yet another tirade against individual freedom and liberty to choose own lifestyle, has begun a crackdown on female dress code at public places. I think the...

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