Iran: An Iranian bank manager was fired because he provided banking services to a woman not wearing a hijab. Local media has given this information on Sunday, in which it has been said that in this country of more than 80 million people, it is necessary for women to cover their head, neck and hair due to the morality of the country and the law enforced by the police. The bank manager has violated this law due to which he has been fired.
Mehr news agency reported that the manager of a bank in the Qom province of the capital Tehran had provided bank services to an unknown woman without a hijab on Thursday, as a result, she was removed from her post by order of the governor.
Video of woman who came to bank without hijab went viral
Meher quoted Deputy Governor Ahmed Hajizadeh as saying that the video of the woman who came to the bank without a hijab went viral on social media, after which many people commented on that video. Hajizadeh said that most banks in Iran are state-controlled and it is the responsibility of managers in such institutions to enforce the hijab law.
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