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We've been talking about the protests against the compulsory headscarf in Iran. They have been silent, individual actions rather than a mass movement. But the authorities, it seems, have been taking it seriously with harsh punishments for women who have been arrested for taking off their hijabs.

(Photo: An Iranian policewoman warns women about their clothing and hair to enforce Islamic dress code in the Iranian capital Tehran. Credit: Atta KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)