Re: [Marxism] Babak Zahraie on Women in Iran

["Lüko Willms" <lueko.willms@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Louis Proyect (lnp3@xxxxxxxxx) wrote on 2009-06-24 at 11:20:35 in  about 
[Marxism] Babak Zahraie:
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> full: http://babakzahraie.blogspot.com/2009/06/whither-iran.html

    The following especially intrigued me: 


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The impact on women was most pronounced. Compulsory wearing of the veil 
was issued as an imperative that had resulted from factional disputes in the 
government. It did not go without unintended consequences. While the 
leadership in the beginning of the revolution only saw women's potential to 
become good mothers, teachers or maybe nurses, veiled women were 
technically free to go anywhere in society - and that is precisely what they 
did. They became doctors, scientists, engineers, teachers, artists, writers, 
salespeople and yes, even taxi drivers. More and more women joined the 
workforce.

Veiled women opened the flood gates of access to a society traditionally 
closed to them, now able to move beyond the confines of their homes. And 
yes, they are currently the most unemployed section of society in a country 
that has chronic double-digit unemployment. They became, more than ever 
before, one with their country and its historical battle to gain the right to 
self-determination. The latter is a historical battle that acts as the stepping 
stone for them to gain full unity, equality and liberation in society.

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  The veil as a means for womens liberation... 

  Actually, women are not fully "free to go anywhere in society" -- they are 
not allowed to attend football matches. Ahmadinedjad allowed it, but the 
supreme council revoked this opening. 


Cheers, 
Lüko Willms
Frankfurt, Germany
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