The Contradiction of Simplification and Complexity; Evaluation of Hijab Policies in Iran After the Islamic Revolution

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 Assistant Professor of Sociology, Faculty of Woman and Family, Univesity of Religions and Dinomination, Qom, Iran

2 Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Faculty of Woman and Family, Univesity of Religions and Dinomination, Qom, Iran

3 Assistant Professor of Women Studies, Imam Sadeq Islamic Stidies Institue, Qom, Iran

Abstract

Social issues require a multifaceted approach to understand and deal effectively. The lack of a multi-dimensional approach leads to the presentation of one-dimensional policies, and as a result, social issues are not resolved. Among the social issues, there are many ups and downs of hijab in Iranian society. This article believes that one of the reasons for not solving the hijab issue is the lack of a multi-dimensional perspective in policy making in this area. In order to examine this failure in more detail, this article evaluates the approved policies during the last four decades from the perspective of eight theorists to examine the theoretical dimensions and nineteen active activists in the field with the aim of examining the difficulties of implementing policies in direct contact with the audience of the hijab arena. Is. Content analysis method has been used to analyze the participant's points. The result of the analysis of the conversation with the group of participants led to the central category of ill-considered policy, the result of two main concepts of the sovereign understanding of hijab and uneven confrontation. A sovereign understanding of the hijab means an independent understanding of the context and mind, which has led to a one-sided and political interpretation of the hijab. The consequence of such an understanding is the inconsistent confrontation with hijab in the channel of state-oriented politics (instead of problem-solving politics) and the contradictory confrontation of the government with women and men without approved hijab in certain political situations. What seems to be useful in correcting this process is the awareness of the sovereign policy makers regarding the damage caused by the one-dimensional view and the improvement of the knowledge of the policy makers and the policy-making process towards the multi-dimensional view and its requirements.

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Iranian Journal of Public Policy
Volume 10, Issue 3
2024
Pages 112-124

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