FACT CHECK · IRAN
Claim: Iran's women chose the hijab in 1979
FALSETHE ANSWER
Khomeini decreed veiling at work on 7 Mar 1979. On 8 Mar over 100,000 women marched in Tehran against it, six days of protests met by Islamist forces. Hijab later became law for all women.
SOURCE
Wikipedia: 1979 International Women's Day protests in Tehran
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