The Public Culture Council's Solution for Promoting 'Mandatory Hijab': Clinic for Treating Hijab Misbehavior

The Secretary of the Public Culture Council, while noting the failure to implement the 'Clinic for Treating Hijab Misbehavior' plan, reported the inability of the Islamic Republic's official media to attract teenagers. Majid Imami recently stated that the institution he manages has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Interior regarding the establishment of a 'Clinic and Center for Treating Hijab Misbehavior' in line with enforcing mandatory hijab. In an interview with the Fars News Agency, he emphasized that this plan had been in place for over three years in some provinces but had not been implemented due to a lack of financial resources from the Ministry of Interior. Majid Imami did not name the provinces where this plan was to be executed, nor did he provide an explanation regarding 'misbehavior in the area of hijab.' Officials of the Islamic Republic do not recognize the right to choose clothing for citizens, especially women in Iran. Following widespread protests, an increasing number of women have removed their hijabs in a civil movement, yet the punitive measures taken by the Islamic Republic officials to enforce mandatory hijab have so far been ineffective. In another part of his remarks published on July 6, the Secretary of the Public Culture Council referred to the low engagement of teenagers with the Islamic Republic's official media. Majid Imami stated that based on national surveys, teenagers follow official media less than 30 percent. According to this government official, teenagers who do engage with official media do so primarily to watch series. While the budget for state media has consistently increased in recent years, reports indicate that this governmental institution is facing a crisis of declining audience. A member of the Cultural Commission of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, Mohammad Reza Mobaraki, also announced last December that viewership of television series has dropped to its lowest level in the past decade. According to research from the Open Data Platform of Iran, one-fifth of the programs of state media are dedicated to Islamic, religious, and legal issues. There are two different demands from the judiciary; one in Tehran, one from Zahedan. The Islamic Republic government is implementing a ranking of executive agencies based on the 'Hijab Law.' Reactions to the assault by a security officer on a student; the possibility of repeating the 'crime' of Mahsa Amini. The Producers' Union: The optional hijab for actors is not our concern. The ongoing confrontation between the government and the people over 'mandatory hijab'; hijab is the first bastion of the regime.