Under Iranian law, men are still favored and it is a mainly patriarchal society where women are treated as half of a man. During the revolution, many women wore the hijab as a sign of protest against Western decadence and did not expect it to become mandatory. Now women are forced to wear this garment in public at all times (King-irani). The Hijab refers to the practice of veiling or covering either the entire face and body or only the hair and neck. Women in Iran are required to cover everything except for their face and hands. Women do not wear the hijab in private and in public they often wear attractive clothing and jewels underneath the traditional garment. Women who do not follow the law of the hijab can be fined or imprisoned. It is clearly stated in Article 683 of the Penal Code: "Those women that appear in the streets and public places without the Islamic hijab, shall be sentenced from ten days to two months' imprisonment or fined from fifty thousand to five hundred thousand Rials". There is no similar rule for men in the Penal Code. The changing balance of forces between conservatives and reformists in Iran directly affects women and the way they choose to wear the hijab, deciphering how much hair they reveal (the more hair they show represents the more involved they are with the reformists) (King-irani). Women are doing everything they can to be more involved in the reformation of society.
Due to underrepresentation in the government, women started Women's Organizations such as the Women's Organization of Iran (WOI). This led to the encouragement of women to run in local and national elections. The WOI's major goals included the modernization of law and gender equality, nationality rights for women, the criminalization of violence and domestic violence against women, and the increase of economic opportunities for women. This political awareness is what enabled and increased women's participation in the Islamic Revolution.
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However, if one reads the Judeo-Christian, Greek and Iranian myths of creation closely, one will find that in no case is mankind responsible for the evil in the world. ... The next example of women being seen as evil is in Iranian mythology. ... It is Johi that personified the evil found in women. ... The Iranian creation myth is unique in its treatment to women, because the myth says that Johi was the "source" and therefore not the cause of evil. ... In the Iranian myth there is question as to whether women are the source of evil. ...
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In many Muslims majority states there have been human rights violations in the treatment of minority religions. ... Since the 1979 Islamic revolution, the rule of Sharia has meant a lack of equality for members of other religions in Iran. The Iranian constitution guarantees a certain level of protection for Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians. ... The religious faith of Baha`ism , like Ahmadiyya in Pakistan, is illegal in Iran. ... The governments of Saudi Arabia and Iran have punished apostasy with imprisonment or death. ...
Women received the right to vote in the 1920s; and as early as the 1960s, the Afghan constitution provided for equality for women. ... The treatment of women under the Taliban is more extreme than most westerners could imagine. ... (Many women with painted nails have had fingers cut off). Ban on women talking or shaking hands with non-mahram males. Ban on women laughing loudly. ... (A man must not hear a woman's footsteps.) Ban on women riding in a taxi without a mahram. Ban on women's presence in radio, television or public gatherin...
