The country’s morality police disappeared from the streets late last year as the authorities tried to calm anti-government protests. Now, patrols are once again watching for violators.
The almost simultaneous police killing of Nahel M. and a ban on head scarves in soccer were coincidental, but they illuminate France’s crisis of identity and inclusion.
As more Iranian women go without the head scarves mandated by law, efforts by the government to force businesses to promote compliance points to a growing struggle in the months ahead.