There are conflictying reports on alleged attempts by the Iranian regime to pass a law mandating identifiable dress codes for each of the non-Muslim minorities. (I have no doubt whatsoever that they're crazy or morally degenerate enough to do it, though. Then again, many "urban legends" stick precisely because they are somewhat plausible.) Hot Air summarizes evidence either way.
Maybe they want to enforce the old dress code of the dhimmis (protected people). In the old days, the dhimmis had to wear certain markers, such as a belt, to set them apart from the Muslims. Given how fundamentalist the Iranian regime is, I wouldn't be surprised if this was true.
Posted by: M. Ram | December 26, 2007 at 08:46 PM