The Dispute Over the Punishment Made by Iran Lawmaker's Over People's Covering

In the past governments interfered in the way people dressed. They were doing so, either to exercise authority or because of religious zeal.In Iran, the Pahlavi dynasty, by ratifying two laws and one order in 1307 laid the foundation of interfering with the way people dressed and also they considered having uniforms for government officials.In 1314, the rules passed for removing women’s covering,it was an attempt to make Iranians familiar with the outward look of the European civilization.After the victory of the Iranian Islamic revolution, people’s way of covering was taken into consideration. Therefore three laws were ratified:1- The clothing shops that sold inappropriate garments which were harmful to society were the ones who were supposed to be punished. 2- Two more laws were ratified in 1365stating that;A- If a citizen does not observe the above mentioned law, he or she also has to be punished.B- In accordance with an article of law 638 which was ratified in 1375: the article 102 which was related to imprisonment of the offender was modified to only paying a fine. If the government had approached this situation differently and taught the people gradually about Islamic culture they would have been more willing to accept the government’s interference. Therefore laws should be legislated in such a way that the people take them seriously. Thus these laws would be respected and followed by the people.