Images of bareheaded women sipping coffee in cafes in Tehran, in apparent defiance of the Islamic republic's strict dress rule, have stirred interest outside Iran -- but for Elnaz, 32, it is no breakthrough."It is not at all a sign of any change in the government in my opinion. Because no achievement has been made regarding women's rights," said Elnaz, a painter in Tehran, who like other women in the capital and elsewhere contacted by AFP in Paris asked that her full name not be published.
As some hijabs come off in Iran, restrictions still in place
Political Leaning Analysis
Score: -0.34 •
Leans Left
Left
Center
Right
Story Timeline
Mon 02:00 - Al-Monitor
As some hijabs come off in Iran, restrictions still in place