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clearly long gone. In the post-Islamic Revolution Iran, modesty rules, and the dress and
behavior of women are carefully controlled.
Given the strict dress code, the face is an Iranian woman's powerful tool. If the nose isn't
quite right, it can be fixed. We saw many nose jobs healing. And those eyes…truly a con-
tact sport.
While things are casual at home, Iranian women are expected not to show their hair or
show off the shape of their body in public. This means that, when out and about, a proper
woman covers everything except her face and hands. There are two key components to
traditional dress: Hijab (“hih-JOB”) means to be dressed modestly, with the head covered
under a scarf. The chador (“shah-DORE”) is a head-to-toe black cloak wrapped around
the front and over the head. All women must follow hijab rules, and many older, rural, and
traditional women choose to wear a chador.
