Robert McCredie May, Baron May of Oxford was an Australian scientist who was Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, President of the Royal Society, and a professor at the University of Sydney and Princeton University. He held joint professorships at the University of Oxford and Imperial College London. He was also a crossbench member of the House of Lords from 2001 until his retirement in 2017.

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1936Kashf-e hijab decree is made and immediately enforced by Reza Shah, Iran's head of state, banning the wearing of Islamic veils in public.^[†]

On 8 January 1936, Reza Shah of Iran (Persia) issued a decree known as Kashf-e hijab banning all Islamic veils, an edict that was swiftly and forcefully implemented. The government also banned many types of male traditional clothing.

Headlines from January 8, 1936

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STOCKS IN A RALLY; COMMODITIES VARY; Shares Regain Point Lost on Day of AAA Ruling, With Trading Active. COTTON DROPS SHARPLY Other Fluctuations Are Wide, but Stabilization Period Is Apparently Near. STOCKS IN A RALLY; COMMODITIES VARY

DRASTIC NEW LAWS URGED BY LEHMAN IN DRIVE ON CRIME; Situation Imperils All, He Says, Listing Sixty Proposals to Aid Enforcement. ACTION IS ASKED AT ONCE Governor in Message Demands Politics Be Side-Tracked in the Crusade. NEW CRIME LAWS URGED BY LEHMAN

Tenor Loses Job in Italy In Sanctions Retaliation

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