In the news article “Sweden defends officials wearing headscarves in Iran” (2017), BBC reports the dilemma that Sweden faced when sending its only female delegation to Iran to sign trade agreements. In the hosting country, all women, including foreigners, have to wear the headscarf or run the risk of imprisonment. Thus, BBC questioned whether it was moral for the Swedish government to respect Iran’s autonomy as a nation at the cost of enforcing the Iranian mandatory hijab law upon its only female delegation. It is also important to keep in mind that the mandatory hijab law is not necessarily…