Women’s rights for Iranian women and their legal status has changed during different political and historical eras. This includes Marriage law, divorce law, education rights, clothing and Hijab, health rights. Khomeini severely curtailed rights that women had become accustomed to under the shah. Within months of the founding of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Daily Beast news site tries to ... Read More »
Osama al-Qusi, an Islamic cleric in Egypt, has claimed that men can spy on women while they are taking showers. al-Qusi added that a man must have a sincere interest in marrying a woman whose privacy he violates. “If you were really honest and wanted to marry that woman, and you were able to hide and watch her in secret, ... Read More »
A prominent Iranian musician today told how she uses music as her “resistance” against the strict laws in her home country. Mahsa Vahdat, 40, who performed at Womad festival with her sister Marjan, 37, on Sunday, said she refuses to comply with a law preventing women from singing solo to a mixed-sex audience. [Read Full Article] Read More »