Chantal de Rudder was editor-in-chief of
Nouvel Obs
.
She is the author of an international survey on the spread of the veil in the world:
Un voile sur le monde
(Éditions de l'Observatoire, 2021).
She conducted her investigation in several countries, including Iran.
LE FIGARO. - What has been happening in Iran for the past few days? What is the meaning of the veil in Iran?
Chantal DERUDER. -
The veil seems to be the cornerstone of the mullahs' regime.
When people believe that it is a simple religious garment, they are mistaken.
There, all the political reversals took place around the hijab.
Ironically, the chador has made Iranian women the engine of their country's history!
As proof, the demonstrations that are rocking Iran today.
The morality police, which has been in place since the Islamist Republic has existed, that is to say since 1979, stopped a girl in the street and found her a lock of hair a little too loose from her chador.
She took her...
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