Islamic law and society

The new regime applied Sharia (Islamic law) to public life. Women were required to wear the hijab in public. Alcohol was banned. Music and entertainment were heavily restricted. The legal system applied Islamic punishments including flogging and stoning. Religious minorities (Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians) were recognized but constrained; the Baha'i faith was severely persecuted. Internal dissidents and former regime supporters were executed by the thousands in the revolution's early years.