Iran for jumpy maestro

• This picture is from 1976, pre-revolution
• This is a Friday picnic, an important thing in Iranian culture.
• Here the women are not wearing chadores, hijabs, etc. while in presence of a man.

Image by: Bruno Barbey/Magnum Photos

Religion in Iran Post- Islamic Revolution

• State and Religion became one
• Islamic code was rigorously enforced, specially in women
• Religion influenced laws that negatively impacted women (rights over children, protection against domestic violence, public segregation, etc.)

• Iranian women on guard at the beginning of the Islamic revolution

• Women were allowed to to help out, but once the war ended their rights were stripped from them

Armed Women. Photographer. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.

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Fashion

Fashion

• During the pre-revolution, Shah Pahlavi wanted to westernize Iran, permitting woman to dress freely
• Women generally dress conservative. Since the post-revolution they have changed the rules
• During the revolution in 1980 a veil and a black or dark colored chador was to be worn
• Post revolution they were allowed to wear other loose clothes but still very conservative

Pre-Revolution

• Women were able to study whatever they wanted at a university but after the revolution their options were limited
• Women were encouraged to study
• 40% of secondary school students were woman

Post Revolution

• After the revolution, Khomeini prohibited women to study "manly" jobs and careers so they only studied jobs such as nursing and teaching
• Women could only study 43 of the total 108 math and computer science majors
• Mohammad Khatami then became president from 1997 until 2005 and opened up more opportunities for women studies
• In 2011, women’s education exceeded men’s, the passing percentage was 62 percent women but only 17.2 percent were able to tenured-track and full-time professorships
• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became their new president from 2005 until 201, he restricted women education and started again with gender segregation, he made 36 universities remove 77 studies from the woman curriculum

Women

are treated unequally

After the revolution women's rights completely changed. Men have more power and freedom whilst women are controlled. They are told what to do, say and how to act.

• women have no right over their children and no protection against domestic violence.
• women can not leave their house unless they are with someone, most likely their husband or immediate family.
• no swimsuits are allowed in public unless worn at an all women's pool.

Family plays a large role in engagement process. It is all a mutual agreement, permission from brides family and then proposal. Women have no choice it is all very beneficial. Many times married just because of financial needs

Family

Men are superior, they may legally marry as many as four wives. It is easy for them to file divorces. If children are in between the mother has custody until they turn seven. After that, the father has custody of the child.

Men

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