Mandating Social Hijab in a Willed Islamic Country is Not the Same Thing as the Banning of Hijab in a Secular One
The death of Mahsa Amini and the ensuing media attention on Iran has brought to light the question of whether it is a double standard, on the one hand, to support the mandatory headcovering and modest clothing policy in the Islamic Republic, whilst on the other hand opposing headcovering bans in secular states such as France. The argument boils down to "individual autonomy" and the lack of state's ability to interfere with a woman's dress code.