TEHRAN — A proposed Iranian law stiffening penalties for women who refuse to wear hijab head coverings is hurting businesses deemed to be flouting the new rules — even before the legislation has been passed by parliament.
“Our restaurant has already been shut down three times, and I’ve had to pay a lot of money to reopen,” Hesam, the owner of a well-known restaurant in northeastern Tehran, told Nikkei Asia. “I’ve also lost about 30% of my customers.”
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