Iran: Feminists ready to protest against bill making polygamy easier

5:29 pm on July 29, 2008 by Kal

Women in Iran cry out for their rights. Pray for them, so they won’t be stoned, beaten, or hanged…

Tehran, 22 July (AKI) - Women’s rights groups in Iran have said that they will stage a round-the clock sit-in at the country’s parliament if lawmakers decide to discuss a bill that will make polygamy easier.

“The new law on the family will take our country back centuries,” said the Iranian feminist Nahid Mirhaj, in an interview with Adnkronos International (AKI).

“We will not accept this return to the Middle Ages under any circumstances,” she said.

The bill deals with a variety of issues including the Islamic practice of polygamy. Under current legislation in Iran, a man has to get the consent of his current wives before he marries another.

Under the new law, this consent is no longer required.

“Polygamy is a very serious threat to the stability of the family and drains the content of this institution which is the basis of our society,” said Mirhaj.

“If the discussion and the vote on the new bill is included in the agenda of the Majlis [the Iranian parliament], we will stage a round-the clock sit-in at the parliament building so that our voices will be heard, and to prevent a step back in our society,” she said.

I truly feel pity for women trapped in islam. They cannot have up to four husbands, in Saudi they aren’t even allowed to drive, and yet some of them will blindly tell you that islam emancipated women…

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    1. IsraeliGirl on 30 July 2008:

      Thanks for sharing this with us. It’s nice to see women rising together and fighting for their rights.
      It’s just sad that in Iran today they still need to fight for things their western sisters have got almost a century ago.
      I hope they succeed in their fight.

    2. jennyjen on 30 July 2008:

      I agree with you IsrealiGirl, it’s truly sad but I am glad to hear they are standing up to fight and I pray they succeed.

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