Raf' al-Hijab

GPTKB entity

Statements (14)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Unveiling Decree
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:date 1936
gptkbp:describes A decree banning the wearing of the hijab and other traditional Islamic veils in Iran.
gptkbp:effect Forced unveiling of women in public
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Reza_Shah_Pahlavi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Raf' al-Hijab
gptkbp:opposedBy Religious groups
gptkbp:purpose Modernization and Westernization of Iranian society
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Mohammad_Reza_Shah_Pahlavi
1941
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ibn_al-Banna
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8