The number of young Iranian women addicted to smoking cigarettes or water pipes is increasing, particularly in the major cities.
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Iran seeks to legalese marriage for girls under 10
The legal affairs committee of the Majles, the Iranian parliament, has told the press that they regard the law that prohibits girls below the age of 10 from being married off to be ‘un-Islamic and illegal’. According to recently released statistics, in the past few weeks over 75 female children under 10 were […]
At least 716 girls under the age of ten married off in Iran since 2009
Persian2English – Farshid Yazdani, a member of the Association for the Defense of Children’s Rights, has raised the flag on the increasing rate of the marriage of girls under the age of 10 in Iran. He stated that in 2009, 449 girls under the age of 10 were married off. The number increased to […]
5 girls under 10 years of age married in southern Iranian province
The head of the General Department for Registration of Documents said that five girls under 10 year of age were married in the Province of Hormozgan.
Qom women’s affairs cleric says equal education for girls and boys will lead to change in their sexual identity
The head of the Women’s Observation and Research affiliated with the Central Management of the Sister’s Religious Seminaries said, “The existence of an equal educational system for girls and boys will lead to a change in their sexual identity”.
Three Girls Under 10 Married in Azerbaijan
Mohammad Javan, the Director of Civil Resgistry in West Azerbaijan Province, has reported that marriages of three girls under the age of 10 have been recorded in this province since the beginning of the current [Persian] year.