Women's Clothing in Iran
Since the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979, the Iranian government requires women to wear loose-fitting coats or cloaks such as the chador in public, as well as a headscarf that covers the hair. Something loose must be worn to cover the body in order to avoid exposure to men who are not mahram.
The ordinary headscarf is called rusari روسری in Persian. A type of head covering common among students and government employees is the maghnaeh مقنعه. The maghnae is a "wimple-like head covering", that is "usually required on college campuses and at other public institutions" in Iran.
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