Here are a couple of videos I made when I was in Iran this year. I had two separate incidents with the Basij and a mullah – neither more than a little unpleasant. But had I been a Iranian woman incorrectly dressed in ‘hijab’ (my thighs were not covered by a baggy men’s shirt), the official punishment is a public flogging.
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VIDEO 1: After I failed in my efforts to find a market selling hijab, or ‘modest dress’, the Basij (religious police), accosted me on the street. They must be quite alert – it was my first day in Iran.
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VIDEO 2: I met a far-too-friendly mullah in Qom. When I told Iranians this story they shook their heads – but not with disbelief.
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