How women view marriage has been complicated by a change in social attitudes and a lack of consensus as to what women’s responsibilities are, and to what the terms ‘traditional’ and ‘modern’ mean when applied to their role in society and in the family.
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Iran bans skiing for women without legal chaperons
Women have been banned from entering skiing ramps alone. This is a new order from State Security Forces which even includes women over 18.
Women urged to put their stamp on Arab Spring
Reuters – Women should voice demands about their rights during the popular uprisings sweeping the Arab world to avoid being short-changed by post-revolutionary governments, Iranian Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi said.
Iranian Cleric Mohsen Ghara’ati Blames Women Opposing Polygamy
In his weekly televised lessons aired on IRIB Channel 1, Iranian cleric Mohsen Ghara’ati blamed women for opposing polygamy and standing in the way of their husbands who wish to get a second wife. Hojat-ol-Islam Mohsen Ghara’ati is the head of the Center for the Promotion of Prayers and a Muslim scholar teaching and […]
Three Years of Imprisonment for Women’s Rights Activist Maryam Ghorbanifar
Maryam Ghorbanifar has been sentenced to 3 years in prison.
Vitamins linked with higher death risk in older women
BBC – When it comes to vitamins, it appears you could have too much of a good thing, say researchers who report a link between their use and higher death rates among older women.
31 Women Drivers Forced out of United Bus Company of Tehran
Farahnaz Shiri together with 30 other women bus drivers have been forced out of the United Bus Company of Tehran (UBCT) while none of them knows the reason for the mandatory buyback of their employment service.
Women’s Rights Activist in Prison Without Family Contact
An informed source close to 38-year-old women’s rights activist Fereshteh Shirazi told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that since her arrest on 3 September 2011 in the city of Amol, she has had very little contact with her family.
Saudi women given right to vote
The Saudi King has given women the right to vote and run in municipal elections, which are the only public elections in Saudi Arabia.
Women’s Rights Activist Fereshteh Shirazi Held Incommunicado
Fereshteh Shirazi, women’s rights activist and member of the One Million Signatures Campaign, has been denied face-to-face prison visits and telephone contact with her family only a week after her arrest.