In the proposed paper, I explore the impact of sex segregation and mandatory hijab policies on gendered based violence in Iranian society since the establishment of the Islamic state in 1979. Through analyzing related cultural productions and secondary studies, I argue that these policies have contributed to the prevalence of sexual harassment and interpersonal violence by objectifying and devaluing women's bodies and linking masculinity with violence. The state's hijab propaganda has changed the conversation away from religious practice and toward the male libido, depicting Iranian men as sexually virile and blaming women for male sexual violence, which both justifies and condones masculine sexual aggressiveness.