"The hijab must be observed, because it is a religious necessity. It is Sharia and there are no doubts about its obligation": thus, after more than three months of protests, the supreme leader of the Islamic revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
During recent "clashes," he said, enemies hoped women would not wear hijabs "but they were slapped around," Khamenei said.
"It is not fair that some women do not observe the full hijab, but we must not say that they are against religion or the Islamic Revolution.
They are our daughters," she said, adding that "however, they should be corrected."