Iran: Women’s denial of hijab causes economic crisis – Khamenei’s rep

Khamenei’s representative in Mashhad, mullah Alamol Hoda, said women’s failure to observe the hijab has led to the economic crises in the country.

In a video clip distributed on the internet on July 7, 2017, Alam-ol Hoda says, “Our economy has been hurt by women and girls who wear leggings!... Careless women who do not fear (the law) and drop their veils, these fearless women have created problems for our economy!”