EghtesadOnline: Iran would no longer need to import the raw material needed to produce black fabrics for chador—a full-body semicircular piece of fabric used by some Muslim women to cover the body while leaving the face uncovered.

EghtesadOnline: Iran is the biggest importer of black chador (a full-body semicircular piece of fabric used by some Muslim women to cover the body while leaving the face uncovered) with around $100-120 million worth of purchases annually, according to a board member of Iran Textile Specialists Association.