Just another dent in the damage...

Tehran has held an exhibition this week in order to promote Islamic fashion and female modesty with the aim to counter the influence of western dress amongst Iranian teens. Tehran’s Imam Khomeini mosque hosted the country’s first Islamic dress fair, in which ankle-length manteaus, or overcoats, and all-covering black chadors supplanted the sexually daring styles favoured by European designers.

The most shocking chador on offer was one from the Tehran-based Superior Hijab Production Company that featured sleeves! I’m a little confused though This female police officer beating protesters against the veil has sleeves does she not? Hypocrites. Such a taken-for-granted practicality in the western world ey?

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