State-run Mehr news agency reported the reinstitution of mandatory veiling (hijab) regulations for female students in Iran.Head of the Reyhaneh al-Nabi Institution in Qom said the hijab plan will be carried out for 17,700 students across the country, the report reads.
“This center has influence in many cities and families that do not abide by hijab regulations and we are providing for their children,” the head of the institution said. (State-run Mehr news agency – February 10, 2015)