The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody has sparked the anger of Iranian women. Anti-government protests are taking place all over the country. Women are angry against the moral police action.
Tehran. The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody has sparked the anger of Iranian women. Anti-government protests are taking place all over the country. Women are angry against the moral police action. Ethics Police ensure the enforcement of the countries. strict Islamic laws meant for women. The strict laws for women in Iran are very scary. Here the morality police have the right to beat a woman in public if she is not or is not wearing a hijab.
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In Iran, the father is allowed to marry an adopted daughter. The practice was banned in 2013. When the religious head spoke against the ban. another way was found to allow the father to marry the daughter. Now the father has to apply for it in court. The court order allows him to marry his daughter.
The small age of marriage for girls in Iran has been changed several times. There was a time when this age was only 9 years. At present, the small age of marriage for a girl is 13 years and the small age of marriage for a boy is 15 years. A woman in Iran can marry only once with the permission of the male head of the family and. Men in Iran can also marry four women.
An Iranian woman can divorce her husband with the help of a qazi or court. For this, it is necessary for her husband to be mentally unstable, beat the wife, get drunk or serve a jail sentence. But, Iranian men do not need a qazi or a court to divorce their wives. He can divorce his wife by uttering talaq only three times.
In Iran, it is necessary for a woman to wear a burqa or hijab. Women can only wear loose clothes. He has to cover his body from head to toe. If a woman violates these rules. The police have the right to beat her up and impose a jail term of up to 6 months as well as a fine. An Iranian woman has to take permission from her husband to travel abroad.
According to Iran's succession laws, if the wife dies, her property goes to her husband. If the husband dies, his widow gets only 1/8 of his share. His son gets twice the father's wealth as his daughter.
Iranian women are not allowed to watch men's games in stadiums. But, women were allowed to watch football matches in stadiums earlier this year. Following pressure from FIFA for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
Women in Iran cannot dance in public. They can dance only in front of women inside the house. If a woman wants to launch a music album, she has to take special permission from the government.
