Iranian government shuts down insurance company due to hijab violation

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The government has taken action against the Azki.com insurer because of this broken regulation. The Iranian government has suspended the operations of an insurance company called Azki.com after female employees were photographed without wearing the hijab, which is mandatory in business in the country. The insurer is a start-up that sells coverage contracts from main government insurers in Iran. The discovery of the pictures showed that some female employees of the insurance company weren’t wearing their headscarves. This drew heavy criticism from large media in Iran, which demanded that the…

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