The article I found about Iran was an interesting one. Apparently the current president of Iran thinks that Iran still has a long way to go in regards to women's rights. He says that women should have the same opportunities, legal protection, and social rights that men do. In addition, he said that there's nothing in Islam that states that men have to be stronger and women weaker. However, the Supreme Leader of Iran disagrees with him, saying that women should have justice but not necessarily equality.
It should be noted that from what I understand, Islam itself isn't any more sexist than Christianity. Still, it's an issue of interpretation, and many Islamic countries follow interpretations that deny certain rights to women. It's an issue that comes up a lot, and so I figured that this article was relevant in that regard.
I went to an interfaith panel a couple weeks ago. The man on the panel had told us that women have the ability to become religious leaders as it pertains to in the Koran. I never understood why many Muslim countries deny certain rights to women. This inequality seems to be every where though. With the Supreme Leader being thee supreme leader, there is little the president can actually do in response to women gaining more rights or opportunities.
ReplyDeleteThere are probably parts of it that are more cultural than religious. Besides, it's not like Islam is the only religion that's used against women. Christianity has been used for the same purposes. The difference is that there aren't any Christian theocracies left.
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