On Jan. 30, a group of women in Tehran protested the country's compulsory hijab rules by taking off their scarves in public and holding them up on sticks.
The protest led to a series of reactions from both officials and analysts.
Protests against compulsory hijab trigger debate in Iran
A protest by Iranian women against rules mandating hijab have divided citizens.
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