Sheikh Hossein Ansarian: I Don’t Blame 90% of Unveiled Women

Sheikh Hossein Ansarian: I do not blame 90% of women without hijab.

At a time when domestic hardliners have forgotten the important issue of the economy and people’s livelihoods and are beating the drum of confronting women without hijab and restricting them every day, Sheikh Hossein Ansarian dedicated a significant part of his speeches during the Nights of Power to the issue of women’s dress and how to confront it. His views on women’s dress and how to confront it have had multiple reactions.

Hassan Homayoun wrote in the Sazandegi newspaper that from today, the Hijab and Chastity plan is being implemented by the police forces, and their cameras are being used to fine and reprimand women without hijab.

The emphasis by Ahmadreza Radan, the head of the country’s police, on implementing the hijab control plan with cameras comes at a time when this plan not only lacks public support but also faces serious opposition both within the government and among religious scholars.

For example, Sakineh Sadat Pad, the President’s assistant in pursuing social rights and freedoms, criticized the illegal mechanisms in dealing with the hijab issue in a tweet and said that denying social services is contrary to principles 19 and 20 of the constitution, against justice, and a clear example of irregularity. One cannot curb norm-breaking with illegal, un-Islamic, and irrational decisions. Structured programs and listening to the words of lawbreakers are elements of rational Alavi management. Everyone, without exception, must comply with the law.

Also, in the latest event, Sheikh Hossein Ansarian dedicated a significant part of his speeches during the Nights of Power to the issue of women’s dress and how to confront it. His views on women’s dress and how to confront it have had multiple reactions.