Tehran, 8 May (AKI) - A crusade for the moralisation of Iran's society will from now on target men, as well as women, police officials said on Monday. A government measure which came into effect last month imposes hefty fines on women for failing to abide by the regime's definition of good Islamic dress. A police spokesman said that 10,000 women have been fined in Tehran since the measure was enforced on 21 April. Some 200 extra police officers - half of them women - patrol the streets of Tehran to ensure the new norms are obeyed.
From now on, men with long hair or wearing Western-style T-shirts or short-sleeved shirts will also face fines, police said. The 'T-shirts war', as it is referred to by Iranian students, has reportedly kicked off mostly in universities, where youths often don't abide by the Islamic dress code. The deans of Tehran's ten universities have already sent out letters informing students they will banned from classes if they wear T-shirts or short sleeves.
"Offenders will be forbidden to access campuses and attend courses and will be reported to the disciplinary committee which will first warn them and then rule on their expulsion," the letter said. |