Wearing a headscarf is indeed mandatory for women, but this has been interpreted more loosely in recent years by the women. So you see more and more women in the larger cities who show more hair than scarf. Headscarves are worn more and more loosely, lie somewhere on the back of the head and with some girls even long hair comes out from underneath. A black headscarf is no longer compulsory. You see women walking with the most beautiful headscarves in all kinds of colors and cheerful prints. It is almost a sport to have your headscarf match as well as possible with the rest of your clothing. Quite tricky, because everywhere in the street is the so-called moral police who checks for women’s clothing. More and more women are rebelling against the wearing of the headscarf, but until now it is -unfortunately- still compulsory.
