Kashf-e hijab
On 8 January 1936, Reza Shah of Iran (Persia) issued a decree known as Kashf-e hijab (also Romanized as "Kashf-e hijāb" and "Kashf-e hejāb", Persian: کشف حجاب, lit. 'Unveiling') banning all Islamic veils (including hijab and chador), an edict that was swiftly and forcefully implemented. The government also banned many types of male traditional clothing.
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The ban was enforced for a period of five (5) years (1936-1941); after this, women were free to dress as they wished for forty years until the Iranian revolution in the 1970s, when the reverse ban against unveiling was introduced. One of the enduring legacies of Reza Shah has been turning dress into an integral problem of Iranian politics.
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