In Iran, marched in support of the hijab | International | News |
April 29, 2010 – 1:51 amMore than 7,000 supporters of Iranian compliance with the hijab - the rules of appearance for Muslim women - held simultaneously in several cities in Iran's march for the preservation of Islamic tradition in women's clothing, said on Wednesday, news agency Fars. In addition to the capital of Iran, Tehran's march took place simultaneously in the cities of Mashhad, Urmia, Sari and Ray. In the march was attended by students of the schools, large schools of Iran, the cultural workers of public institutions, as well as representatives of women's division of forces of the national militia, the Basij, which is part of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) - an elite unit of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic. According to Fars, the participants in the march carried banners with slogans in support of compliance with the Muslim hijab, ...