More Iranian women are choosing not to wear the head covering called the hijab. Since the early years of Iran's Islamic Revolution, women have been required to cover their heads by law. Today, many public signs urge women to wear head coverings to honor their mothers.
越来越多的伊朗妇女选择不戴头巾。自伊朗伊斯兰革命初期以来，法律规定女性必须遮盖头部。今天，许多公共标志敦促妇女戴头巾来纪念她们的母亲。
In recent weeks, the Iranian government has increased efforts to enforce its law requiring women to wear the hijab.
最近几周，伊朗政府加大力度执行要求妇女戴头巾的法律。
It has closed some businesses for serving women not covering their heads. The government also has given warnings in public places and sent text message warnings to drivers carrying women without head coverings.
它已经关闭了一些为不戴头巾的女性服务的企业。政府还在公共场所发出警告，并向搭载未戴头巾的女性的司机发送短信警告。
More women have chosen not to wear the hijab after months of protests following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Amini died in September 2022 while being detained by police for wearing her hijab too loosely in public.
在22岁的马赫萨·阿米尼(Mahsa Amini)去世，经过数月的抗议活动之后，越来越多的女性选择不戴头巾。阿米尼死于2022年9月，当时她因在公共场合戴头巾太松而被警方拘留。
Some women say they are fighting for more freedom in Iran and for a better future for their daughters. They also say the government will not be able to enforce the hijab law if more women refuse to wear it.
一些妇女说，她们是在为伊朗争取更多的自由，为女儿争取更美好的未来。他们还说，如果更多的妇女拒绝戴头巾，政府将无法执行头巾法。
Do they want to close down all businesses? said Shervin, a 23-year-old student in Tehran. "If I go to a police station, will they shut it down too?"
“他们想关闭所有企业吗?”德黑兰23岁的学生舍温(Shervin)说。“如果我去警察局，他们也会把警察局关闭吗?”
However, the women worry about risk. The women who spoke to the Associated Press only gave their first names because they feared punishment.
然而，女性担心风险。接受美联社采访的女性只透露了自己的名字，因为她们害怕受到惩罚。
Vida is 29. She said a decision by her and two of her friends to stop covering their hair in public is about more than headscarves.
维达今年29岁。她说，她和她的两个朋友决定不再在公共场合遮住头发，这不仅仅是头巾的问题。
This is a message for the government, leave us alone, she said.
“这是给政府的一个信息，别来管我们。”她说。
Before September, it was rare to see women without hijabs. Today, it is common in some areas of Tehran to see women without them.
在9月之前，很少看到不戴头巾的妇女。如今，在德黑兰的一些地区，妇女不戴头巾是很常见的。
Many Muslim women wear the hijab as a sign of respect for God and modesty in front of men outside of their families.
许多穆斯林妇女在家人以外的男人面前戴头巾是对真主的尊重和谦虚的表现。
Before the 1979 Revolution, many middle- and upper-class women chose not to wear the hijab. In 1983, head coverings in public became required by law. Punishments for breaking the hijab law include fines and up to two months in prison.
在1979年革命之前，许多中上层阶级的妇女选择不戴头巾。1983年，法律要求在公共场合戴头巾。违反头巾法的惩罚包括罚款和最高两个月的监禁。
In early April, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared that "removing the hijab is not Islamically or politically permissible."
四月初，伊朗最高领袖阿亚图拉·阿里·哈梅内伊(Ayatollah Ali Khamenei)宣布，“摘掉头巾无论是在伊斯兰教，还是在政治角度，都是不允许的。”
He also claimed that "enemy spies" were the ones pushing women not to wear the hijab.
他还声称是“敌方间谍”强迫妇女不要戴头巾。
On April 25, officials closed a large shopping mall in northern Tehran for several days. The move came after women with their hair showing were seen spending time with men in a bowling alley.
4月25日，官员关闭了德黑兰北部的一家大型购物中心数日。此前，有人看到女性露着头发与男性在保龄球馆消磨时光。
It is a collective punishment, said Nodding Kasra, a 32-year-old salesman at a clothing shop in the mall. "They closed a mall with hundreds of workers over some customers' hair?"
“这是一种集体惩罚，”32岁的诺德·卡斯拉(点头卡斯拉)说，他是商场里一家服装店的销售员。“他们就因为一些顾客的头发，就关闭了一家有数百名工人的商场?”
The reformist Iranian newspaper Shargh said police have shut down over 2,000 businesses across the country over admitting women not wearing the hijab.
伊朗改革派报纸《Shargh》称，警方已经关闭了全国2000多家允许女性不戴头巾的企业。
Some experts warn that business owners might push back against the government.
一些专家警告说，企业主可能会反对政府。
However, there are signs the government might enforce the rules even more severely.
然而，有迹象表明，政府可能会更加严厉地执行这些规定。
Government offices no longer provide services to women not covering their hair, after some had in recent months.
政府机构不再为不遮盖头发的女性提供服务，最近几个月已经有些人这样做了。
Some religious leaders said the government should use soldiers, as well as the all-volunteer Basij force of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, to enforce the hijab law.
一些宗教领袖表示，政府应该动用士兵，以及伊朗准军事革命卫队(Revolutionary Guard)的巴斯基(Basij)全志愿部队来执行头巾法。
Police also said cameras with "artificial intelligence" will find women not wearing their head covering. However, it is unclear if such a system is currently working.
警方还表示，“人工智能”摄像头将发现没有戴头巾的女性。然而，目前尚不清楚这样的系统是否有效。
Thirty-three-year-old Sorayya said she is already fighting for a bigger goal by going without a headscarf.
33岁的索拉雅说，她已经在为一个更大的目标而奋斗，那就是不戴头巾。
I don't want my daughter to be under the same ideologic pressures that I and my generation lived through, she said. "This is for a better future for my daughter."
“我不想让我的女儿承受我和我这一代人所经历的意识形态压力，”她说。“这是为了我女儿有一个更好的未来。”
I'm Andrew Smith. And I'm Jill Robbins.
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More Iranian women are choosing not to wear the head covering called the hijab. Since the early years of Iran's Islamic Revolution, women have been required to cover their heads by law. Today, many public signs urge women to wear head coverings to honor their mothers.
In recent weeks, the Iranian government has increased efforts to enforce its law requiring women to wear the hijab.
It has closed some businesses for serving women not covering their heads. The government also has given warnings in public places and sent text message warnings to drivers carrying women without head coverings.
More women have chosen not to wear the hijab after months of protests following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Amini died in September 2022 while being detained by police for wearing her hijab too loosely in public.
Some women say they are fighting for more freedom in Iran and for a better future for their daughters. They also say the government will not be able to enforce the hijab law if more women refuse to wear it.
"Do they want to close down all businesses?" said Shervin, a 23-year-old student in Tehran. "If I go to a police station, will they shut it down too?"
However, the women worry about risk. The women who spoke to the Associated Press only gave their first names because they feared punishment.
Vida is 29. She said a decision by her and two of her friends to stop covering their hair in public is about more than headscarves.
"This is a message for the government, leave us alone," she said.
Before September, it was rare to see women without hijabs. Today, it is common in some areas of Tehran to see women without them.
Many Muslim women wear the hijab as a sign of respect for God and modesty in front of men outside of their families.
Before the 1979 Revolution, many middle- and upper-class women chose not to wear the hijab. In 1983, head coverings in public became required by law. Punishments for breaking the hijab law include fines and up to two months in prison.
In early April, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared that "removing the hijab is not Islamically or politically permissible."
He also claimed that "enemy spies" were the ones pushing women not to wear the hijab.
On April 25, officials closed a large shopping mall in northern Tehran for several days. The move came after women with their hair showing were seen spending time with men in a bowling alley.
"It is a collective punishment," said Nodding Kasra, a 32-year-old salesman at a clothing shop in the mall. "They closed a mall with hundreds of workers over some customers' hair?"
The reformist Iranian newspaper Shargh said police have shut down over 2,000 businesses across the country over admitting women not wearing the hijab.
Some experts warn that business owners might push back against the government.
However, there are signs the government might enforce the rules even more severely.
Government offices no longer provide services to women not covering their hair, after some had in recent months.
Some religious leaders said the government should use soldiers, as well as the all-volunteer Basij force of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, to enforce the hijab law.
Police also said cameras with "artificial intelligence" will find women not wearing their head covering. However, it is unclear if such a system is currently working.
Thirty-three-year-old Sorayya said she is already fighting for a bigger goal by going without a headscarf.
"I don't want my daughter to be under the same ideologic pressures that I and my generation lived through," she said. "This is for a better future for my daughter."
I'm Andrew Smith. And I'm Jill Robbins.
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Words in This Story
headscarf (headscarves pl.) -n. a cloth covering worn on the head by women and girls
modesty -n. the quality of being restrained in a way that observes norms; not acting in a proud or a way to get attention
ideological -adj. related to a group of ideas that are held by a group or a political party
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