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What rights do children have in Iran?
same as dogs and women
Who took away women's rights in Iran?
Islam.
Do Iranian men and women have the same rights?
Iran is governed under Shariah law. The rights of women are necessarily less than those of men.
Are women in Iran allowed to work?
No. Women have more restricted clothing rights, which is very unfair in my opinion, because I think men and women should have equal rights everywhere. It is the government and the religious leaders who make restrictions, and nobody else can do much about it.
What year did Ayatollah Khomeini take control of Iran?
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was born in Iran. He went into exile on November 4, 1964 and came back on February 1, 1979, a few weeks after the Shah of Iran went into exile (on January 17, 1979).
What freedoms did women have before 1979 in Iran?
Despite International Women's Day celebrations today, women in Iran still struggle for basic rights. The country's conservative authorities forbid women from simple activities such as watching the World Cup qualifying soccer game live in a stadium. More prominent are restrictions on their legal and civil rights. Women in Iran can inherit only half as much of their parents' wealth as their brothers. Their husbands can marry more than one woman, and automatically get custody of children after a divorce. Women can be jailed or hanged for defying the dress code, and they can be stoned to death for adultery. Since the 1979 overthrow of the Shah, the fundamentalist governments dominated by clerics have stressed the traditional role of women and restricted their civil rights and participation in political activities. The changes of women's conditions are very minor, only about surface things. But the limitations on basic rights and the legislation infrastructure haven't been changed at all Iranian women are better-educated and more politically sophisticated than many of their Muslim neighbors. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization reports that the literacy rate of Iranian women is 70 percent, compared with an average 46.2 percent in the Middle East. A large number of Iranian women hold professional jobs in journalism, medicine or law, or become human-rights activists. Up to 70 percent of university students in Iran are female.
What radical Islamic revolution occurred in which country in 1979?
It was the revolution in Iran in year 1979 against the reign of Shah Iran Reda Bahalwi. Accordingly, the Islamic Republic in Iran was established.
In 1979 in 1979 what stopped the flow of oil from Iran?
A revolution
Do women in Iran have rights?
Despite International Women's Day celebrations today, women in Iran still struggle for basic rights. The country's conservative authorities forbid women from simple activities such as watching the World Cup qualifying soccer game live in a stadium. More prominent are restrictions on their legal and civil rights. Women in Iran can inherit only half as much of their parents' wealth as their brothers. Their husbands can marry more than one woman, and automatically get custody of children after a divorce. Women can be jailed or hanged for defying the dress code, and they can be stoned to death for adultery. Since the 1979 overthrow of the Shah, the fundamentalist governments dominated by clerics have stressed the traditional role of women and restricted their civil rights and participation in political activities. The changes of women's conditions are very minor, only about surface things. But the limitations on basic rights and the legislation infrastructure haven't been changed at all Iranian women are better-educated and more politically sophisticated than many of their Muslim neighbors. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization reports that the literacy rate of Iranian women is 70 percent, compared with an average 46.2 percent in the Middle East. A large number of Iranian women hold professional jobs in journalism, medicine or law, or become human-rights activists. Up to 70 percent of university students in Iran are female.
When did women get the right to vote in Iran?
women in Iran got the pref ledge to vote in1963
Where can one learn more information about the woman's rights movement of Iranian women?
A good place to learn about the Woman's Rights Movement of Iranian Women, would be Wikipedia. They are a lot of information about it, such as Education, Organizations and Societies, Women's studies in Iran, and much more.
Did women go to college in Iran?
Women in Iran in the fields of study that is useful for them.
