Iran: Iran police in fashion crackdown
Source:
BBC Iran's morality police have made several raids in Tehran, in an apparent crackdown on women who flout the strict Islamic dress code.
Website Link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3887311.stm
Submitted on Mon, 07/12/2004 - 23:00
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