Women in Iran have been some of the biggest victims of the IRI. While the IRI is an equal opportunity offender of men and women when it comes to human rights, women have especially been the target of the IRI’s chauvinistic doctrine. Since that Islamo-mafia government of Ayatooleh Khomeini took power in Iran, the following rights have been taken away from women in Iran:
-The right to wear what they want;
-The right to become judges;
-The right to be a dignified witness in court (their testimony is worth half of a man’s testimony);
-The right to equal inheritance;
-The right to get custody of their children in divorce proceedings (except in very limited circumstances);
-The right to divorce their husbands (again, except in very limited circumstances);
-The right to become president of the country;
-The right to join the regular military.
The deprivation of these rights has had a catastrophic impact on many women and their families in Iran. I happen to personally know a close relative in Iran who had to endure years of emotional (and sometimes even physical) abuse at the hands of her husband just so that she didn’t lose custody of her children. She was afraid to file for a divorce because he constantly threatened her that he will take her daughters away from her. The situation was awful for the daughters as well, because they too saw the abuse, but could not help their mother. I am sure that the abusive situation will haunt them in their relationships as well.
May we look forward to the day when Iranian women can once again become citizens with equal rights in the Iranian society.
