Paris ¨C Images of bareheaded women sipping coffee in cafes in Tehran, in apparent defiance of the Islamic Republic¡¯s strict dress rule, have stirred interest outside Iran ¡ª but for Elnaz, 32, it is no breakthrough.
¡°It is not at all a sign of any change in the government in my opinion. Because no achievement has been made regarding women¡¯s rights,¡± said Elnaz, a painter in Tehran, who like other women in the capital and elsewhere contacted asked that her full name not be published.
¡°Under the surface, in reality, no real change has taken place in people¡¯s freedom, especially when it comes to women¡¯s basic rights,¡± she said.
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