Women In Iran

Even though we might think that women in Iran had a hard life it’s nothing compared to what women faced in Saudia Arabia. In Saudia Arabia religion had a stronger affect on the society as a whole. If you compare Iran to todays modern Iran some women are actually happy with they way there lives are. Due to the women’s rights movement around the world and Iran women gained some rights including the right to vote in 1963. Things started to get a little better. In some Arab nations women couldn’t drive,get an education or attend college but in Iran some women drive taxi’s and can even ride one. Also 65 percent of the all universities consisted of female students.

“Life is full of unhappiness and most of it caused by women (Harik and Marston 11)”. For women in the Middle East life is faced with great and unequal odds, as their human rights are limited, due to Islamic beliefs and that of patriarchy. From their daily actions at home to their physical appearance, Middle Eastern women are portrayed as quiet, faceless women veiled from head to toe. While this image is just another stereotype, women in the middle do face many obstacles and challenges of creating their own identity as they are frequently denied a voice in their rights. Living in a society dominated by men life is not, but regardless women in the Middle East, predominantly Muslims, continue to fight for

In 2010 a young Afghan women had her nose and ears cut off. Aesha Mohammadzai, first appeared on the cover of time magazine in 2010, shared her story on how her husband and in-laws cut off her nose and ears as punishment for trying to run away. Mohammadzai said: “Every day I was abused by my husband and his family. Mentally and physically; Then one day it became unbearable so I ran away." Three years later Mohammadzai began her reconstructive surgery. Aesha Mohammadzai now lives with a foster family, and is studying English in school. A true inspiration to Afghan women, Aesha Mohammadzai tells women who are being abused to stay strong and never lose hope (Phillip Caulfield.2013). This is just one of the many common punishments Afghan women receive. Mohammadzai is proof that still in today’s society women in Afghanistan are still suffering with extreme punishments. The life expectancy for a woman in Afghanistan is 44, one of the lowest in the world (Life as an Afghan Women.2013). Throughout the years, women have been forced to live in fear because of the way they have been treated. The consequences of punishments are not balanced with the actions that are performed, and women fight to hold their own. Afghan women have struggled with extreme, cruel and violent punishments. Women’s punishments are the result of the loss of their basic human rights.

University entrance procedure in Iran is not what Singer thinks. Singer discusses,” More than 30 Iranian universities have banned women from more than 70 courses” (154). It has to be illustrated that according to the constitution, half of the capacity of Iranian universities has to be occupied by men, and the other half needs to be occupied by women. Singer quotes, “Women made up 60 percent of all students passing university exams” (154). According to the statistics he offers, women act exceptionally better than men in the university entrance examination. Since only half of the university’s seats can be dedicated to female students, and they are academically stronger than males, women’s challenge of getting into university is more competitive. Therefore, among those women who demonstrated strong academic background, only a few will get in and the rest will be banned. This fact has been misinterpreted in Peter Singer’s essay and thought to be an example of sexual discrimination. It is understandable now why Noushin (the student who talked to BBC about her educational ambitions) was not able to get into her desired school despite getting high scores on the examination. Furthermore, some universities in Iran design separate types of programs for both men and women to support female students due to Islamic beliefs. As a result, women will get banned if they apply for men programs

Between 500 CE and 1450 CE, elements of women’s roles in the Middle East were changing while others remained the same for over 900 years. The duties women filled in society remained constant through the years. Changing, though, was the decline of social importance of women and a degradation of their rights.

When thinking of Iran the first thing that comes to most people's mind is a secluded country that supports terrorism located somewhere in the Middle East. However, like every country in the world, there is more than what news and social platforms portray. Iran has many exports some good some bad and there social classes, government, and economy are much similar to those of the United States. Even though there are negative things about Iran you can't hold the entire country accountable. Bad people will do bad things but every citizen should not fall under those perceptions.

Shirin Ebadi is an advocate for Iranian women’s struggles for equal rights and citizenship. She also has fought to establish the concept of children’s rights, and for censored journalists, prisoners of conscience, victims of violence, and student activists whose human rights have been violated. She has led a life as lawyer, judge, activist, wife, and mother. Even though she has suffered imprisonment and censorship, she has chosen to stay in Iran even when her life was threatened.She also wanted to withdraw political power from the clergy and advocated the separation of religion and state. She wish to reduce the tensions between the Islamic and the Western worlds following the terrorist attack on the United States on 11 September 2001.

Through out the process of my research, I gained and developed extensive awareness about the impact of migration to Australia on Persian women. My hypothesis was therefore proved in some aspects of the research. Conclusively, regardless of the changes Persian women are facing as a result of exposure to westernisation, they still tend to continue to value the Persian ideals of beauty, power and gender equality as well as marriage. Therefore my study further proved that migration and the influence of westernisation has heavily influenced the values and identity of these migrant women, however my research also identified that Persian women are able to extract certain ideas of the western culture to express their own ways of thinking when they

Asghar Farhadi, an Iranian man, said in an interview with an Australian reporter “It's very difficult to talk about religion in Iran because religion has gotten so mixed up with politics,” (Matini 1). The country of Iran is greatly influenced by religion and government power.

Iran was looked at as a country filled with male dominance. In Iran women were only allowed to stay at home and take care of the house and the children. But all of that changed in 1936. Beginning in 1936 women were given the opportunity

In Afghanistan, 94% of uneducated women believe it is acceptable for a man to abuse his wife making the country the highest approval rate than anywhere else in the world (Text 1). 15 to 19 year old Afghan women are more likely to disapprove of these abuses thus exhibiting change within the perspective of women in younger generations. Although younger generations may have a change in perspective, no change can occur unless it is desired throughout many generations and different groups of people. The Afghan culture shaped women’s outlook on change; since their culture is uniquely oppressive to women, women believe this is the way they were meant to be treated. Americans should not help liberate women in Afghanistan because the influence of change has to come from within the country and has to be desired in order for that change to occur.

Researching the Women in Afghanistan has informed me about the many different aspects that have shaped these women into who they are today. They have survived through incredibly harsh periods when education for women was illegal and when being out in public without a male accompaniment was a punishable act as well. Not only have the women of Afghanistan survived through these terrible times, but they never seemed to give up home schooling girls in their homes and searching for a way to better their lives. They stood up for the rights they knew they should have, even when they were brutally murdered in front of their families for doing so. The women of Afghanistan have been crying for help throughout the years. As a result, women from

In the development of the Middle East, there has been a constant constriction of women being political prisoners in their own countries. Within a male hegemonic society, women became the first vast target of political and social suppression. The development of a new age has implemented the animation of feminism within society, where women break their position of being prisoner to the male force. Over time women resisted the views upon them, using art as a medium for expression, therapy, and a way to allocate to the western ideas of the Middle Eastern woman. These women have created a crying outpour of their ordeals through painting, music, film, photography, and installations available to a global eye. Not only are these women’s works

In the Annals of history dating back to the great Achaemenid Empire, women in Iran have, for the most part, been subordinate to men. Women’s rights in Iran have changed with every regime change throughout history. With the rise of each regime, a series of mandates for women’s rights arose, which affected a broad range of issues from voting rights to dress code. For Iranian women, their rights and legal status have changed since the early 20th century. Women’s rights in Iran are limited compared to the women in developed nations. The World Economic Forum’s 2017 Global Gender Gap Report ranked Iran 140 out of 144 countries for gender parity. Women in Iran constitute 19% of the workforce in 2017 with only 7% growth since 1990. The legal rights of women have gone through many changes during the past three political regimes in Iran. During the Qajar, the royal dynasty that ruled Iran from the late 1800’s to the early

The diversities within North Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia (cultural, religious, political, etc.) play a crucial part in the status of women and the key features of gender roles in these particular geographic regions. The Middle East and North Africa share commonalities through Arabic and Islamic culture. Establishing equalities for women amongst the current social and political changes of Middle Eastern and North African societies stands as a difficult obstacle to overcome, but in spite of this, women’s rights efforts are still being made. While Islamic culture is dominant in Southeast Asia, the culture of Southeast Asian nations is diverse. Islam and gender in Southeast Asia have contributed to the continuing debate over Islam, feminism, and gender rights in the region. The cultures of North Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia are male dominated, but this cultural dominance might not sustain in the future. This essay will compare and contrast the current status of women and the key features of gender roles in North Africa and the Middle East with those of Southwest Asia. Examples will also be provided to justify any arguments that are made.