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Government and Islamic leaders attempted to calm the protests. The Ayatollah's aides reacted to the protests by saying that he hade merely called for the wearing of “modest dress.” This statement by Mahmoud Taleghani from the government, assuring the public that the hijab would not be enforced, only encouraged, resulted in calming the protests.
International Women’s Day Protests in Tehran, 1979
Government and Islamic leaders attempted to calm the protests. The Ayatollah's aides reacted to the protests by saying that he hade merely called for the wearing of “modest dress.” This statement by Mahmoud Taleghani from the government, assuring the public that the hijab would not be enforced, only encouraged, resulted in calming the protests.