Gender Dynamics Within Iran — Offside Film

Under the ground combat exclusion policy, it is stated that “Service members are eligible for all positions for which they are qualified, except that women shall be excluded from assignment” (McSally 1011). Along with the policy, there are certain other regulations and restrictions, such as how the physical component of the policy is restricted to males (McSally 1011). In an attempt to terminate the ground combat exclusion policy, a civil lawsuit was filed by Haring against the ground combat exclusion policy by arguing that it is “unconstitutional because the policy bats women from specific jobs based on their sex” (Dreazen 1). While this primarily affects women, it could impact the troop’s performance as a whole. Although the law remains to be in place today, it is not nearly as strict as it once was (Spencer A.15). Beginning in the 1970s, women who wanted to serve in the United States armed forces were separated from the military once they became pregnant (Murnane 1061). It wasn’t until the case of Crawford v. Cushman when the law was repealed because it violated the Fifth Amendment’s due process clause (Murnane 1061). As time has progressed, tension within majority of policies in place have loosened, but that doesn’t quite mean that they have become nonexistent.

As more and more people are becoming aware of the fight for women's rights in Iran, the cause grows exponentially. Despite, or even because of, public disapproval, the Iranian government does not plan to remove the hijab law anytime soon; in fact, in a speech a few months ago, Cultural Minister Ali Jannati expressed concerns about how the West "just asked us for a nuclear deal, and the second step might be equality for women!" (Women's Rights par. 28) Even though their government shows no signs of conceding to protest, women in Iran are not ready to give up the fight.

Even though some women had these rights it was only because they chose to have those rights but their are still some helpless women in Iran that can’t speak up for there freedom. Maybe the reason for them not speaking up would be because of their strict husbands or fathers. They live in fear there whole life being careful with everything they do so they wont get beaten or abused. When going to the store

Women's rights in the Middle East have always been a controversial issue. Although the rights of women have changed over the years, they have never really been equal to the rights of a man. This poses a threat on Iran because women have very limited options when it comes to labor, marriage and other aspects of their culture. I believe that equal treatment for women and men is a fundamental principal of international human rights standards. Yet, in some places like Iran, discriminatory practices against women are not only prevalent, but in some cases, required by law. In this essay I will explain to you the every day life of an every day Islamic woman living in Iran. You will be astonished by what these women have endured through the

Though the veil forms an inconvenience in the lives of all Iranian women, it serves as a form of protection in their lives against the dangerous religious extremists fighting for the revolution. Marjane and her mother did not believe in the religious importance of wearing the veil but knew they had to wear them for their own protection against radical religious men that could try to take advantage of them. The president claimed that “women’s hair emanates rays that excite men” (74). Supported by this proposition, men could claim that a woman without a head scarf excited him and he would rape her because that is what she deserved for being a “little

In Israel, soccer star Suan Bnei shows the divide between Palestine and Israel as Israel boos the soccer star based solely off the fact that he identifies as Arab. Suan “symbolizes the struggle between Israelis and Palestinians as well as internal battles in both communities” by representing the historic animosity towards one another is mutual and how they are both “products of the politicization of sports as well as the role soccer has played in the development of separate national identities in historic Palestine” (Dorsey 150). Israel and Palestine’s fight against each other is prevalent in soccer and their fans as fans boo and chant derogatory phrases at each other. The chants symbolize the deep hate that each country has towards each

Marji first experiences pressure to conform to cultural norms at her elementary school in Tehran. Growing up in one of the most turbulent times in Iran’s

The art scene of the Middle East has been historically patriarchal in nature and “The Book of Kings”, (2012) is her response to the shifting cultural landscape on the contemporary stage. The photographic series contains multiple self-portraits each annotated with poetry and prison writings in Farsi . The series fulfils the conditions of global art as Neshat provides a display to the museum through a representation, albeit a personal one, of a cultural narrative that would be censored in Iranian politics . The fulfilment of the diversification of local narratives is present as she presents to a global audience a contradictory stance in portraying the Middle Eastern landscape. Specifically, a criticism of the Iranian government, in relation to its religious persecution of individuals. Neshat demonstrates this representation through the blending of “local” to the historical. Mainly the 7th Century Islamic conquest of Persia interweaving it with recent events including the Arab Spring and Iranian Green Movement . Neshat’s purpose for blending these events not only juxtapose but also criticise the government in these events “in the name of justice across the Middle East and Arab World” . Neshat’s fulfilment of global art conditions is similarly interweaved in the work of Emily

To many Westerners, the overall plight of females in Iran appears tenuous. It is illegal for females above the age of 9 to appear in public with out their heads veiled and bodies entirely covered. Women cannot serve in certain occupations, such as the military. It is difficult for a married woman to divorce her spouse, yet for men the right to divorce is unquestioned and done with ease. Married women in Iran who wish to leave the country for any reason must first obtain the permission of their husbands.

In the book “Reading Lolita in Tehran”, the author portraits a story of oppression towards Iranian woman and the kind of life they go through. As known, some Iranian men are commonly known for their sexism and oppression towards the woman population in Iran. The story takes place during and after the revolution in Iran. During this period the Iranian State was transitioning into an extremist Islamic regimen.

During the war, Iraq saw an exponential increase in violence against women. Many of these attempts at “liberating” the women of the country failed to take into account the history of women’s rights and the progress that has been made over time. These western attempts at drastically changing their way of life were met with backlash, causing much of the country to revert to their oppressive ways. (Women in Iraq, Preface)

This article is about the Army that is stationed in Iraq and the issues about gender inequality. Women are often protrayed as sex objects and gender is socially constructed. There is gender straitifcation and men are seen as more important than men. Men typically are in higher positions of power and have difficulty taking orders from a women, In this article it talks about women and men in the Army. Male sargents tend to not believe that the woman of the group is the leader.

In Afghan society, a woman's role is dictated by society's rules, which often portrays women as lesser individuals compared to their male counterpart. For women

Satrapi shows how femininity and gender ideals was used as an encouragement to support the revolution objectives. The revolutionary leaders needed a motive to make people strongly believe in the revolution, religion and gender was used as the main motive and to strengthen the passion. For instance, in Persepolis, women were depicted as guardians of the nation since they are understood to be the careers of tradition through motherhood. The Islamic regime used the cultural norms and turned women into a symbolic cultural base. Over the course of Persepolis, we see other different examples used by Satrapi like her teachers who seemed brainwashed by the Islamic regime Ideas (96). Fae Chubin’s “When my virtue defends your borders” shows how the 1979 revolutionary leaders’ speeches emphasized that women chastity and devotional motherhood are pivotal to the protection of the nation, its independence and its future. He uses the post-revolution interviews, speeches and writings by revolutionary leaders in the context of a historical review of gender politics and gender discourses in Iran by looking specifically into the ways in which gender is narrated and how traditional notions of femininity in the Islamic gender discourse became reconstructed and contested through those narrations. As an example, one of the revolutionary leaders Olama, said “this shameful unveiling… this basin-shape cap, the cast-off of the foreigners, is a shame to the country of

The film has been mostly well received by international critics winning a Palme d’OR at Cannes but not so much in Iran as many felt it had problematic images of the society of the time. It follows the protagonist Mr. Badii as he rides through the outskirts of Tehran looking for someone to help him complete a task. As the film is shot in Iran it will carry signs of post revolutionary Iranian culture already opening up our curiosity to the cultural discourse that surrounds the film. What Kiarostami does is portray an Iranian image and by including the epilogue raises questions of how to transcend it.