During the past 50 years or so, women were banned from wearing headscarves, and the secret police used to keep an eye on and investigate those who prayed in mosques.
За последние 50 лет женщинам запретили носить хиджаб, а секретная полициl поставила на учет и постоянно наблюдала за людьми, молящимися в мечетях.