(Tony Blair Institute for Global Change-UK) The Iranian people have undergone secularization and liberalization faster than any society in the Islamic world, despite having lived under the rule of Islamists for decades. When polled in February 2022, 71% of Iranian men and 74% of women disagree with the mandatory imposition of the hijab headcovering. Only 26% of urban Iranians pray five times a day, as do 33% of rural Iranians. Of those who are against the compulsory hijab, 84% also want to live in a secular state.
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