Post by peterd on Apr 24, 2013 10:30:04 GMT -8
Gender and Society In Iran – Part 1: The Debate Over Child Marriage, Including Child Brides Wed To Adult Men
Introduction
The past few years have seen an increasing public debate about issues of gender and society in Iran – the woman's place in the private and public arena, cohabitation of unmarried couples, women's right to travel abroad without permission of a male guardian, the hijab, and more, as opposed to the Islamic regime's position on these issues.
One such issue is the phenomenon of marriages involving children, including children under age 10 – especially arranged marriages of girls to adult men, or even to elderly men.
This paper will discuss child marriages in Iran, especially those of very young girls to older men. It is the first in a series on the discussion in Iran on gender and society, and on how Iran's Islamic regime is dealing with these issues.
www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/7147.htm
Introduction
The past few years have seen an increasing public debate about issues of gender and society in Iran – the woman's place in the private and public arena, cohabitation of unmarried couples, women's right to travel abroad without permission of a male guardian, the hijab, and more, as opposed to the Islamic regime's position on these issues.
One such issue is the phenomenon of marriages involving children, including children under age 10 – especially arranged marriages of girls to adult men, or even to elderly men.
This paper will discuss child marriages in Iran, especially those of very young girls to older men. It is the first in a series on the discussion in Iran on gender and society, and on how Iran's Islamic regime is dealing with these issues.
www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/7147.htm