By Yasmeen Khan
The death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini after being arrested by Iran’s morality police sparked protests in Islamic Republic with women groups and rights advocate demanding withdrawal of the ‘enforcement’ clause with regard to female dressing.
On the other hand, the Guidance Patrol, the morality police, claimed that the deceased did not wear hijab as per the government’s standards. Further, the Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic stated that she had a cardiac arrest at a police station where she collapsed and subsequently fell into a coma before being transferred to a hospital. The eyewitnesses, including several other women who were detained with Amini, reported that she was harshly beaten up, leading to her death
This was a highly condemnable incident but certainly an isolated one which ought not to be generalized by the media outlets, mostly backed by western nations, said Iran repeatedly and resolved its commitment to empowerment of women. Countering the narrative of the western media, the government claimed that women are excelling in every walk of life and doing batter compared to any western country.
But western media assault continued unabated. The 24X7 news channels started flagging rights violation and gender disparity concerns in the Iran. On the other hand, Iran kept boasting off its democracy and claiming its rights to safeguard the interest of its people.
Women in Iran
To understand the western propaganda led by Zionist sponsored media we need to look into the presence of Iranian women in different walks of life. Despite the inhumane sanctions of the United States, which clearly have the effects of financing and implementing programs planned by the government, civil society and private sectors with the aim of advancing and empowering women, Iran has made significant achievements in this filed.
Women’s Education: As per a Literacy Movement Organization report ninety percent of women can read and write in Iran
Women are making up to 34% of faculty members at medical universities, 56% of state university are female students in the country. There are 9500 female authors and 840 female publishers in Iran.
Women’s Health: So far as women are the health condition is a concerned, Iranian women rank 10th in the world for the lowest cervical cancer mortality rate. There is increase of women’s life expectancy to 78 years and reduction in neonatal mortality rate per 100,000 births by 8.2 percent.
Women in Iran make 40% of all specialist physicians and 30% of all specialty physicians while 98% of all gynecological surgeons are women in the country while 95% cases of deliveries are handled by female obstetricians.
Women Entrepreneurship: Women are contributing as entrepreneurs to the national economy hugely and a large number of women are employed in private and public sectors.
Over 735 women are working as managing directors in knowledge based companies and more than 250 women are founder directors of such organizations. Apart from this over 2390 women are serving on the board of directors of knowledge-based companies.
Government is implementing the National Employment Empowerment Plan with a particular focus on rural and nomadic women. There is social security insurance coverage for all rural and nomad women and girls. There is provision of over 4200 Micro-credit funds with 1200 billion Rials of governmental credit for rural women. There is also Social Security Insurance Coverage for housewives.
Women in Media: Iranian women have excelled in media and film industry and had won 114 national and 128 international awards at prestigious festivals by female film makers. They had been in jury at 45 international film festivals. There are 903 female film makers in film industry with over 2000 female specialists behind the cameras.
Women in Sport: Apart from earning several Olympic and Paralympic quotas, Iranian women have won 3302 medals at international sporting events. Iranian women possess 97 international seats in sport federations worldwide. There are 51 female presidents and vice presidents of different sports federations in Iran and 70 women are serving as head of sports delegations across provinces.Women get access to over 16111 gyms.
Women in decision making bodies: There is increase in number of female candidates to enter parliament by 227% in the 11th term and increase of female members in parliament by 16.5 times since the first term. Apart from this women in Iran hols 25.2% of all government positions at all levels including highest, middle and executive positions and over 1000 women are working as judges in the country. Likewise women hold 25% of top environmental executive positions.
Media propaganda
Evidently, the US has a dubious record of toppling regimes “hostile” to it. Morsi, Erdogan or recently Imran Khan is just an example. While Erdogan was fortunate to throttle the conspiracy, Morsi and Imran Khan couldn’t withstand. US saw a “big opportunity” in death of Amini and is trying to exploit the situation. There is an organised campaign against Iran which is only Islamic nation resisting Zionists . There is flood of manipulated stories, doctored videos and pictures being posted and amplified across the media spectrum only to defame the Iranian government and its leaders. Iran is a vibrant democracy and the West sponsored propaganda is bound to fail.
Iran is an old surviving civilization. A civilization based on discrimination cannot survive. Therefore, it will be injustice to blame a rich civilization like Iran to be gender-biased.
A very informative and eye opener article which gives a glimpses on how Iran cherishes progress despite systematic western conspiracies. Thanks Muslim Mirror
Excellent coverage. The world understands the Zionist designs.
A balanced article. But there is some disturbance in Iran on the economic front. And for that the West is more responsible, with its inhuman sanctions.
This is indeed a revelatory piece exposing the bias of interest groups which exploit anecdotal incidents to promote hatred and vilification toward a whole nation, culture and civilization.
It is ironic and a little surprising that the same techniques adopted by fanatic Islamists to promote division, violence and disharmony in India are not being exposed by MM through unbiased, intelligent pieces by well-wishers in India.
Muslim society is a highly male dominant where women is treated as 2nd class citizen. It is not important Irani women have reached to what level in professional life. It is more important that in Islam, women opinion is ignored. In a family system, they must live as a 2nd class citizen. Thousands of Irani women are protesting to lift the compulsion of Hijab.. why it is ignored? None of the muslim country criticizes it. Shame of muslim countries..
Following religion is a personal matter. If a muslim woman does not like to wear hijab, who are you to enforce it?? The truth is, Sharia is an inhuman law & must be abolished by all countries.
Give me one piece of evidence where it says that women’s opinion should be ignored? Please do.
Whatever you said , reflects your lack of knowledge and islamophobe mindset..
Justify every claim you said about islam and sharjah..
If I ask you what is shariah I bet you cant tell…if I ask sources from you to justify your stinky claims about islam you will be silent…islam is the most modern , progressive , justice filled religion on earth..
If you think Roaming on roads naked n dancing in clubs with strangers n drugs in veins is freedom..then sorry mate islam says its satanic..its not freedom..
You can raom with your mother n sister naked on road we won’t mind..
Whatever you said , reflects your lack of knowledge and islamophobe mindset..
Justify every claim you said about islam and sharjah..
If I ask you what is shariah I bet you cant tell…if I ask sources from you to justify your stinky claims about islam you will be silent…islam is the most modern , progressive , justice filled religion on earth..
If you think Roaming on roads naked n dancing in clubs with strangers n drugs in veins is freedom..then sorry mate islam says its satanic..its not freedom..
You can roam with your mother n sister naked on road we won’t mind..
#pseudo_SICKular_Hindutwadis
#ISLAMOPHOBIC_HINDUTVA_FRENCH_SICKuliars_are_hypocrites as they’re not concerned with #womens_rights but are ONE SIDED & AGENDA DRIVEN e.g. ATTACKING the fair gender who who are Muslim & wish to be modest wearing hijab & headscarves/burkinis etc.
The majority of the world & history until today, “society is a highly male dominant where women is treated as 2nd class citizen.”
“It is not important Irani women have reached to what level in professional life.” Well it may not be important to YOU, but ask other professional women, not just YOU.
“In a family system, they must live as a 2nd class citizen.” YOU can live as a BUTCH Lesbian, your choice, as with theirs.
“Ignored” Only YOU are the IGNORANT one, try opening your eyes & reading?
Regarding “criticism” , there are many Muslims who are not blindly prejudiced & support opposing sides in this conflict. The basic “FACTS” of the matter are not PROVABLE beyond doubt.
Following “religion as a personal matter” is ONLY YOUR OPINION, not everybody agrees e.g. in India many HINDUS are trying to IMPOSE their religious views upon NON-HINDUS e.g. #HINDUTVA_lynch_mob_GAU_RAKSHAKS who engage in #RSS_INDIAN_STATE_SPONSORED_EXTRA_JUDICIAL_KILLINGS .
No one can force the Muslim world from following the commands of the Islamic faith (SHARIA law) e.g. which includes giving charity to the poor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haOgpL3358M
Give me one piece of evidence where it says that women’s opinion should be ignored? Please do.