Iran Bank Manager Loses Job For Serving Woman Without Hijab: Report

<p>An Iranian bank manager who served an unveiled woman had been fired, as protests shook the Islamic nation in response to the mandatory head covering rule, news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported citing local media reports.&nbsp;</p> <p>Women in the country of more than 80 million people are compelled to cover their heads, necks, and hair, according to legislation enforced by the morality police.</p> <p>Mahsa Amini, 22, died in morality police detention on September 16 for allegedly violating dress code restrictions, sparking countrywide protests that officials call "riots".</p> <p>According to Mehr news agency, a bank manager in Qom province, near Tehran, "offered bank services to an unveiled woman on Thursday".</p> <p>As a result, he was "removed from his job by order of the governor," according to Mehr, citing deputy governor Ahmad Hajizadeh.</p> <p>The video of the uncovered woman "elicited a lot of reaction on social media," Mehr said.&nbsp;</p> <p>Most banks in Iran are state-owned, according to Hajizadeh, and it is the obligation of management in such organisations to enforce the hijab rule.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ: <a title="Iran Protests: &lsquo;His Life Is At Serious Risk&rsquo;, Says Dissident Rapper's Family Fearing Death Sentence" href="https://ift.tt/dxkAb9H" target="_self">Iran Protests: &lsquo;His Life Is At Serious Risk&rsquo;, Says Dissident Rapper's Family Fearing Death Sentence</a></strong></p> <p>During the protests, dozens of people have been slain, mostly protestors but also members of the security forces, which Iran claims are pushed by its Western "enemies".</p> <p>Four years after the 1979 revolution that deposed the US-backed monarchy and established the Islamic Republic, the headscarf became mandatory.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ: <a title="Pakistan: 3 Shooters Were Involved In My Assassination Attempt, Says Former PM Imran Khan" href="https://ift.tt/xAzWtRF" target="_self">Pakistan: 3 Shooters Were Involved In My Assassination Attempt, Says Former PM Imran Khan</a></strong></p> <p>With changing clothing norms, women in tight jeans and loose, colourful headscarves became widespread.</p> <p>However, in July of this year, ultra-conservative President Ebrahim Raisi called on "all governmental institutions to execute the headscarf law".</p> <p>However, many women continued to break the regulations.</p> <p><strong><em>(With Inputs From Agencies)</em></strong></p>