Role Of Corruption In Reading Lolita In Tehran

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

Nafisi and her students are forced into obeying broad garment laws because of the Iranian revolution. The repressive government pushed for absolute obedience or punishments, such as jailing and executions of prisoners. In addition, these young women can be flogged, publically humiliated, and forced to wash toilets (Nafisi 296). Mashid was directly affected by this as she was banned from continuing her education for two years and jailed for five years because of her ties to a religious group (Nafisi 286). Mashid is a living example of the government policies have negatively changed her life by this punishment, in addition to the permanent kidney damage suffered in prison. Nafisi writes that "my girls... were never free of the regime's definition of them as Muslim women" (Nafisi 296). This revels Nafisi's true inner thoughts about the regime, and how it ultimately silenced the voice of women, despite their wishes. And the brave individuals who refuse these rules, will be tortured into submission of the laws. Even when walking down the streets, quotations from Khomeini are written along the walls, reading

The Islamic dress code is imposed upon women in Iran, sparking outrage and rebellion among the women. Simple breakings of the code or mild protests, such as a piece of hair sticking out, leads to the revelation of the extent to which women are detested for their aversion of the patriarchy. Women are subdued with derogatory comments; for example, at one point in the movie, Marji’s mother is told by a member of the religious police that he “fucks whores like [Marji’s mother] and then throws them in the trash.” Some women, however, submit to the religious rule, falling in line with patriarchal religious police, and degrading women who do not submit to the imposed laws; in one example, Marji is threatened to be taken into custody by two women due to her improper veil and even called a “slut.” These two opposing sides reveal the plight of women during this period in Iran; in all reality, they have two choices: obey their government, conforming to the Islamic fundamentalist ideology, sometimes even relinquishing their own beliefs all in order to avoid persecution, or rebel, fighting for their rights and refusing to conform to such oppressing beliefs, most often at the risk of being arrested. Due to the push factors of the harsh realities of the war and the imminent danger Marji faces, due to her fighting spirit and consistent rebellion, Marji’s is forced to move to France, where she can live a life free from her repressive

From merely the last two decades, women have begun to show out in society with their vast achievements and accomplishments. In the early days of the Iranian revolution, a young woman named Azar Nafisi started teaching at the University of Tehran. However, in 1981, Nafisi was expelled from the University of Tehran for refusing to wear an Islamic veil. Seven years later, however, she did indeed resume teaching but soon resigned in protest over the increasingly cruel punishments of the Iranian government toward women. She dreamed of working with students that carried a great passion for learning. In Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi and her seven students join together every Thursday

Through the usage of allusions and the retelling of her memories, author, Marjane Satrapi manages to describe the struggle in human rights following the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The Islamic Revolution was an uprising that led to the fall of the monarchy that had set place in Iran. The goal, which they achieved, was the creation of the Islamic Republic. In 1980, a “cultural revolution” took place. It was a time where the veils were forced onto females, schools were divided based on gender and bilingual schools were closed because they were a symbol of capitalism and decadence. However, not all people were happy with these changes like Marjane. Therefore, she alluded to revolutionary socialists like Karl Marx because like they made a change, so did she.

* Show how Marjane Satrapi grew up under oppression during the Islamic Revolution in Iran.

women that needed to cover up. The women of Iran are dress restricted, well depending what area they happen to be in. Women in Iran are superior to their man, view more as a piece of property that belong to a man for pleasure.

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

However, the girls make fun of the ritual of harming themselves with no serious concern. Likewise, girls wear the veils disrespectfully and they are warned by the teacher on page 97, because the teacher believes maintaining social order is necessary. Children’s innocent behaviour manifests their struggle of adapting to a new education style when Iran is exhaustively transformed from totalitarianism to revolutionary, and then leads to “the creation of an Islamic Republic” (Nikou

In a patriarchal society were the father or the man of the household decides for the family, women are quite often forced into prescribed gender roles. This is true for the women in Iran’s contemporary culture. For this purpose, the veil, which is worn by Iran women, is often identified as a symbol of obedience, respect or modesty which is otherwise an example of an oppressed patriarchal society. Author Marjane Satrapi’s novel Persepolis, exposes the regime behind this oppression of the Iran woman and compares western cultural expectations to that of Iranian culture. Yet, even behind the confinements of the veil many women are finding ways to rebel against the Iranian society oppression and find their own individual identities under strict conformities. By design the veil is meant to dictate to women their limited freedoms and rights in a culture that is historically male dominated. However, because the contributions of a strict regime has forced the woman of Iran to subscribe to these strict cultural gender expectations, many Iranian women are finding small ways to emerge from under their veils and find a voice against gender segregations and shape a new revolutionary way of thinking.

In general terms, corruption is the act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle. In politics, corruption is the misuse of public power and image.Whether it is realized or not, no country is wholly free of the disease of corruption, and if it is allowed to develop and become significantly strong, it can obstruct the good processes of governing and deteriorate the fabric of society. It can become a barrier to continual development and make it so that essentially no room remains for justice to succeed. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the destructive force of corruption is clearly exemplified through the abundance of imagery concerning decay, death, disease, sickness, and infection as the play progresses. The first and

Political corruption has existed throughout the ages. It believed to be most prominent in positions of power, because of the role money plays in getting people power. However, over the centuries, corruption has changed so much so as to not match a particular definition of corruption, perpetually growing deceptively harder to find (Ebbe).

Corruption is defined as an illegitimate exchange of resources involving the use or abuse of public or collective responsibility for private ends (gains, benefits, profits, or privileges). This definition includes corruption between organizations and political agencies (when public power is misused) and between organizations (when collective responsibility is abuse) (Ritcher & Burke 2007). Corruption is multidimensional and has several causes and