Islamic Revoulation

During the Iranian Revolution in 1979 transformed Iran’s political,social,and economic structure. Secular Laws were replaced with Islamic laws creating an outburst. Women were often abused,raped,treated as slaves,and accused of false imprisonment. These tortures things that most women had to face are against the Islamic religion.

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

In middle eastern society Many may claim that the women in the middle east are being oppressed but the same may be said about women living in the west. Until quite recently in time women here in the United States received an equal status to men. Whereas these traditions and

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

unequally in marriage, in court, and in society. Difficulty through marriage for Muslim women can come from age, divorce, and having to be subservient to their husbands. Not only is there difficulty in marriage, but also in the unequal treatment in the islamic justice systems, such as when “evidence given by a female witness counts for half that given by a man” (Dargie 22). Although the societies of major Islamic countries differ, it is clear that women are not represented equally to men in any of them, for example having to dress and act certain ways so as not to attract any attention from men. However, there are Islamic women who are willing to change how their religion views females by speaking out and encouraging others to do the same.

Large families were very common at that time. It was very common for babies to die, and many women made arrangements for others to take care of the child in case they passed away during childbirth as

     Despite their many restrictions, females in Iran are anything but fragile. Iranian women are proud, strong, and work at changing the society they live in. In Erika Friedl's book, Women of

The UDHR and ICCPR permits every person the natural right to express opinions, thoughts and practice any religion. However, the Laws of Iran and Islam deprive women of these fundamental freedoms. The UDHR and ICCPR specifically guarantee the freedom of religion. They recognize how important it is for individuals to possess the power to choice what religion they practice, if any religion at all. Religious beliefs and ideas are a way of qualifying for higher education and even obtaining a job in Iran. The exam needed for entrance into college, for example focuses on religious knowledge. The government even goes as far as running routine background checks to make sure applicants have adequately followed the teachings of Islam. Thus, it is much

Women in Iran have had their rights diminished and revoked since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The women of Iran are forced to follow laws governed by Islamic tradition, which do not allow the women to exercise their basic human and civil rights. Like the women in “A War on Women” the women of Iran have been forced to endure violence at the hands of the men in power in the name of Allah (God) since the new constitution has been in place. The women must wear a robe that also covers their head in public or face the punishment of flogging. Girls as young as eight are old enough to be married at the choosing of their fathers, and even as adults are not allowed to choose their own husbands. Stoning is practiced when there has been an adultery committed, and this stands for both men and women. Yet, when the men are stoned, they are buried up to their waist and if they escape they are punished no further. When the women are stoned, they are buried up to their chest, and if they manage to escape it is allowed by law for them to be arrested and killed by firing squad. The women of Iran, by law, are only worth half as much as a man in all areas of

Although some injustices are solved, others never get the justice they deserve. The Iranian revolution also known as the Islamic revolution took place in 1979. Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi was overthrown and The Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini took over. Ayatollah was a religious Islamic leader and wanted to make Iran into an Islamic republic. The culture of Iran was drastically changed when the Government became less secular than it was before.

Women in Iran have many more rights compared to the other countries I have talked about. However when traveling to other places, they still need permission from their husbands. The latest news for traveling restrictions was a female football player wanted to go to an international tournament in Asia, but her husband refused to sign a document to renew her passport so she was not allowed to leave. One major inequality is if a women dies in a family that the family will only receive half of a legal compensation compared to a male. Women in Iran have some freedoms like, driving and allowed to have primary and secondary education. Women in universities are now the majority of students. However, engineering and technology are majors banned for

In the memoir, Reading Lolita in Tehran, it talks about all the extreme risks the women of Iran are taking just to be able to do simple tasks, such as reading westernized literature (The Great Gatsby, Pride and Prejudice). It documents the experiences of women in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. A very thought provoking book might I add. The men are practically free to run around and do as they please within reason. Following the revolution, everything changed…leading the opposition Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini returned to Iran establishing an Islamic Republic and he brought with him the idea that old laws should be reestablished, the women once again had to wear a chador, or long dark colored robe.

The Secular Feminism in the West has its own problems and causes that they fight for. Women in the West are fighting for things like equal wages, end rape culture and protect reproductive rights. In America Women’s rights are protected by the constitution and cannot be taken away. Women have the right to vote, they have freedom of speech, they are allowed to have property. In America, all women have basic fundamental rights and our government protects these rights. However, in the Middle East, in Iran specifically, women are not protected by their governments and they do not have fundamental rights. According to the 209th Article of the Iranian constitution a women’s life is only worth half of a that of a man. In western society like Britain or America the law covers women and men in the same ways and one is not worth more than the other. In 2014 an Iranian artist named Atena Farghadani was arrested for drawing parliament as animals. At the time the Iranian parliament was trying to take away all access to any type

Marjane Satrapi as the narrator demonstrates how women were disempowered because they had to follow government ideals for society. Nevertheless after the revolution although women 's possibilities were opened they were also controlled by the government. Women weren 't equal compare to men due to Iran’s constitution passed on 1979. It all began on September 16th, 1941, when Reza Shah replaced his father 's throne. Creating an “Ideal Revolutionary Women” who had ensure to not tempt men by continuing the veil to stay obligatory, covering their face and hands, they segregated themselves from men in public places. Women were also trained to be a housewife and played significant mother roles.

     Women’s roles are not the same in different cultures. Most important is that women in Uzbekistan, where the population of Muslim people were from 50 % up to 70 %, made the big progress in eighty years. From that time women started to become more free in education, marriage, and fashion than they used to be eighty years ago.