Research Results in Tehran: Over 95% of Women Oppose Mandatory Hijab, 57% Have Abandoned It

Results from a statistical study by a private institute named "Emruz" regarding women's clothing and their beliefs about mandatory hijab in the 22 districts of Tehran show that 95.5% of women in the capital oppose mandatory hijab, and about 57% of girls have stated they have abandoned the hijab. The Coordination Council of Iranian Cultural Teachers' Associations, citing the report from the "Emruz Research Group," wrote: "Field studies conducted by a group of teachers and students, guided by several researchers and social science professors from September 6 to December 25 of this year in Tehran, indicate that over 33% of women in the capital have optional clothing and are without hijab, about 38.5% wear open-front manteaus, and about 15% of women still adhere to wearing chador." According to this research, girls aged 15 to 25 have about 57% belief in optional clothing and insist on it, about 6% wear chador, and 4.5% wear covered manteaus. The studies by the "Emruz Research Group" also show that about 84% of hijab-wearing women in Tehran oppose mandatory hijab themselves, and 95.5% of women in this city, regardless of their hijab type, oppose compulsion in clothing and hijab. The "Emruz Research Group" introduces itself in the report's introduction: "The collection of statistics and information and conducting social research by the private sector in Iran is nearly zero. The high costs of field research, the time-consuming nature, a kind of fear or reluctance from people when facing researchers, and worst of all, the negative perception and treatment of security and judicial institutions towards researchers or institutions engaging in this work are among the main reasons for the low willingness and motivation of the private sector to enter this field. Therefore, we, a group of teachers and students, with the help of several researchers and social science professors, decided to enter this field by creating a research group named Emruz to clarify and respond to some important societal issues and provide the statistics, information, and real results of the conducted research to our compatriots." Voice of America is independently unable to verify the statistics provided by this NGO. The judiciary: Punishment for violating mandatory hijab is "non-reviewable"; Sina Yousafi: This is an unlawful interpretation of the law. New restrictions for cafes in Tehran; customers' hijab should not be an issue; another excuse is raised. Narges Mohammadi's initiative; a group of UN experts calls for criminalization of "gender apartheid." Tribute from Iranian filmmakers banned from leaving the country to women pioneers of the protest movement in Iran. Reactions to the government's dual behavior regarding mandatory hijab; Mahsa Amini's mother: You killed my daughter for this.