Analysis/opinion. There are some social media elements to this discussion too:

Kourosh Ziabari, New Lines Magazine, Iran’s Hijab-Industrial Complex, 19 July 2023 “Iran Open Data, a data transparency and fact-checking project, has released a conservative estimate suggesting that, on average, a total of 89 trillion rials, equivalent to $178 million, is shelled out by the Islamic Republic on hijab publicity and enforcement per year.”

Iran Open Data

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