Iran, A Culture of Oppression Against Women
The Iranian people are great, warm, friendly, interesting, and have a wonderful heritage. Why is it however that they have allowed a government to take control of their lives that embraces a culture of oppression specifically targeting women?
Why is it that although 63% of Iranian college students are women, yet women do not hold important offices in the government? Why are there fewer opportunities for Iranian women in the workforce in general? Why is it that Iranian women are not considered suitable as judges? Why are Iranian women not business managers in charge of men in the work force? Why do secret culture police harass women who do not have on a head scarf or who are walking with male relatives or who are unescorted? Why are women considered one half of the value of a man in the Iranian courts of law? Why are the mothers of grown women called by the secret culture police to check if they are allowed to be out over night in another city even when accompanied by their children?
Why are Iranian women not outraged over this oppression. Have they been cowed into submission by terrorism by their own government? Are they afraid to speak out? Are they afraid of retribution to their families?
Why can a man divorce a woman by just simply saying "I divorce you" and get full custody of the children? Why does an Iranian woman have no child custody rights after a divorce? Why should the children suffer by not being able to stay and visit their mother when they actually may receive better care with their mother than with their father in some cases?
I simply do not understand these issues and I truly want to. I have just finished reading the book Iran Awakening A Memoir of Revolution and Hope by Shirin Ebadi with Azedeh Moaveni. Shirin Ebadi is a Nobel Peace Prize winner for championing human rights causes in Iran. This book shines a harsh spotlight on the situation for women in Iran living under the Shariah or Muslim law.
So again I ask, why are the Iranian people accepting this way of life? Why are educated women accepting an existence that does not match their capabilities and why are the Iranian men allowing a government to oppress their loved ones? Where are the men championing causes for women?
What do you think the answer is? Click the comment link below and tell me what you think about the situation and what is needed for change.
Why is it that although 63% of Iranian college students are women, yet women do not hold important offices in the government? Why are there fewer opportunities for Iranian women in the workforce in general? Why is it that Iranian women are not considered suitable as judges? Why are Iranian women not business managers in charge of men in the work force? Why do secret culture police harass women who do not have on a head scarf or who are walking with male relatives or who are unescorted? Why are women considered one half of the value of a man in the Iranian courts of law? Why are the mothers of grown women called by the secret culture police to check if they are allowed to be out over night in another city even when accompanied by their children?
Why are Iranian women not outraged over this oppression. Have they been cowed into submission by terrorism by their own government? Are they afraid to speak out? Are they afraid of retribution to their families?
Why can a man divorce a woman by just simply saying "I divorce you" and get full custody of the children? Why does an Iranian woman have no child custody rights after a divorce? Why should the children suffer by not being able to stay and visit their mother when they actually may receive better care with their mother than with their father in some cases?
I simply do not understand these issues and I truly want to. I have just finished reading the book Iran Awakening A Memoir of Revolution and Hope by Shirin Ebadi with Azedeh Moaveni. Shirin Ebadi is a Nobel Peace Prize winner for championing human rights causes in Iran. This book shines a harsh spotlight on the situation for women in Iran living under the Shariah or Muslim law.
So again I ask, why are the Iranian people accepting this way of life? Why are educated women accepting an existence that does not match their capabilities and why are the Iranian men allowing a government to oppress their loved ones? Where are the men championing causes for women?
What do you think the answer is? Click the comment link below and tell me what you think about the situation and what is needed for change.
