In late Qajar period, subsequent to Qajar Shahs' travels to Europe and their being impressed by western civilization, an aura of modernism was gradually increasing in the court until when the Pahlavi regime established in Iran and provided the grounds for it. On his return from Turkey, Reza Shah had decided to make a law for the removal of veils and in June 1935 asked the cabinet to introduce instructions to change kepi hat to Panama hat and remove the veils of women. He announced the general removal of veils in January 7th 1935 and named it women's freedom day.
The available records relate to the period between 1935 and 1942, and are indicative of the opposition of people in Lar, Haris, Yazd, Meshed and Kermanshah and the government policies to persecute those who disobeyed the rule. They even suspended those authorities whose wives refuse to attend the ceremonies without veil and closed the opponent newspapers. Meanwhile some groups including "The Young Followers of Koran" and personalities such as Seyyed Mohammad Kamarehee asked the speaker of majlis, Hassan Esfandiari to withhold permission to such doings, and insisted on more regards for Islamic rules.
Opposition to the Removing of Veils
Letter from the ministry of interior to the general department of police on the petition against harsh manner of Kermanshahan police officers in implementing of the law for removal of veils and demanding to adopt fair procedures [k153-1-77]
Opposition to the Removing of Veils
Letter to the speaker of majlis, Hassan Esfandiari for more regards for religious edicts, preventing the drinking of alcoholic beverages [m144-22-49/1] (page 2)
Opposition to the Removing of Veils
Letter to the speaker of majlis, Hassan Esfandiari for more regards for religious edicts, preventing the drinking of alcoholic beverages [m144-22-49] (page 1)
Opposition to the Removing of Veils
Letter to the speaker of majlis, Hassan Esfandiari for more regards for religious edicts, preventing the drinking of alcoholic beverages [m144-19-96] (page 3)
Opposition to the Removing of Veils
Letter to the speaker of majlis, Hassan Esfandiari for more regards for religious edicts, preventing the drinking of alcoholic beverages [m144-19-95] (page 2)
Opposition to the Removing of Veils
Letter to the speaker of majlis, Hassan Esfandiari for more regards for religious edicts, preventing the drinking of alcoholic beverages [m144-19-94] (page 1)
Opposition to the Removing of Veils
Letter from Seyyed Mohammad Kamarehee to the speaker of majlis questioning the grounds for suspending of Azad newspaper and canceling the compulsory removal of veils [m144-19-1]
Opposition to the Removing of Veils
Letter from the political bureau of ministry of interior to the police department general on the necessity of implementing the law of uniform wears, removal of veils, and arresting those people who found breaking the law [k153-1-63]
Opposition to the Removing of Veils
Petition of some Yazdi women to the majlis on preventing the attempt of police department members for compulsory removal of veils [k153-1-39]
Opposition to the Removing of Veils
Letter to the speaker of majlis, Hassan Esfadiari opposing to the removing of veils [m144-46-18]
Opposition to the Removing of Veils
Letter from majlis to the premier, Mohammad Ali Forougi to keep the limits of Islam and prevent religiously forbidden doings, Ayatollah Khorassani's telegraphic receipt of this [m 144-46-15]
Opposition to the Removing of Veils
Letter to the deputies of Majlis demanding urgent actions for free wearing of Islamic veils [m144-46-14]
Opposition to the Removing of Veils
Letter of the young followers of Koran to Hassan Esfandiari opposing to the officers' offensive to the veiled women, and considering it as against the principles of constitution and freedom [m144-35-8]
Opposition to the Removing of Veils
The speaker of majlis, Hassan Esfandiari's letter to the military governor of Tehran, lieutenant general Ahmad Amir Ahmadi to investigate the offensive made by the police to car holders and veiled women [m144-35-7]
Opposition to the Removing of Veils
Administrative order for suspending district governor of pol dasht due to his being unaccompanied by his wife at a cultural gathering [k153-1-74]
Opposition to the Removing of Veils
Telegram from Rezaeeh to the ministry of interior on the attendance of pol dasht district governor and some seyyeds at a cultural gathering unaccompanied by their wives [k153-1-73]
Opposition to the Removing of Veils
Acting chief of Army staff, major general Zarghami's letter to the ministry of interior regarding the opposition shown by the people of Haris in the district of Kermanshah against uniform wears and removing of veils [k153-1-62]
Opposition to the Removing of Veils
Letter to the general register office regarding the two months situation in Lar and the people refusing to wear uniform and refusing to remove veil [k153-1-65]
Opposition to the Removing of Veils
Letter from the governor of triple provinces to the ministry of interior on the chief of judiciary's attending the lecture in Pahlavi high-school unaccompanied by his wife and disobeying the law [k153-1-68]
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