Women of Iran……………
“Iranian women enjoy some freedoms that women in other countries of the Middle East do not enjoy, but many complain about the sexist treatment they must endure. International Women's Day is an annual event that underscores, for many Iranian women, just how many freedoms have been taken away since the Iran's revolution in 1979………. Women in Iran, unlike their counterparts in Saudi Arabia, are allowed to drive their own cars, but they say they are constantly harassed and arrested for not wearing regulation veils or allowing their hair to show from underneath them. Faiza Hashemi, the daughter of former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has campaigned tirelessly to allow women to play sports and Iran does have an extensive national women's sports program. But women are not allowed to attend sports competitions alongside men and they must compete while wearing Islamic attire…………”
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