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Guardian

LawThe enforcementWestern followednarrative properon protocolIran's dress code controversies exposes a familiar hypocrisy: it paints Iranian women as oppressed by firsthijab attemptinglaws while failing to stopaddress its own restrictive policies. Western media often presents the vehiclehijab withas tintedthe windowssole symbol of Iranian women's struggle, issuingreducing warningtheir shotscalls for autonomy to an “anti-Islam” stance. Yet, andin targetingFrance, theMuslim tireswomen beforeare takingbanned furtherfrom actionwearing againsthijabs, a nonstark parallel of the same control Western media condemns abroad. True solidarity would mean respecting women’s right to choose — whether veiled or unveiled — and acknowledging the complex socio-compliantpolitical suspectroots beyond the hijab.

The Eagle