He added that hundreds of shops and dress manufacturers have also been shut down for providing "improper clothes. Those figures are likely to have risen since Zolfaghari's statement on June 25, as the crackdown grew in intensity during the first month of the summer. Teams of police have been patrolling streets of major cities — particularly Tehran — since the crackdown began in April, arresting young girls and boys who do not follow the strictest interpretation of the Islamic dress code. Article of Iran's criminal code describes" noncompliance with the Islamic dress code" as a crime. The law asserts that all girls and women who reach maturity, according the Shari'a, must cover their head and body — that the only parts of the body that can be exposed in public are the face, the hands from the wrist down, and the feet below the ankle. But there is no precise definition of "bad hijab," or lax appearance in violation of Islamic dress, in Iranian law. But that concept is the target of the recent crackdown, and such police plans are derived from the "noncompliance" article. Authorities suggest that the crackdown's objective is to put pressure on citizens who "pay no attention to the Islamic social values through the way they dress. For girls — whom the rules are much stricter — wearing short or Capri pants, small or loose scarves, tight-fitting coats, light-colored dresses, or heavy make-up entails consequences.
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Culture of Iran Birthday and Rituals of Birth By: Massoume Price, December F or Iranians having children is a blessing and a very important life task to be accomplished by all married couples. Zoroastrian literature advises the young that being married is preferable and having children is far more praiseworthy than not having any. All major religions in the area have also recommended having children. Childless marriages were a source of concern for both parent specially women. They were the ones that were blamed and the occasion was used to initiate divorce or polygamy. The notion of marriage in Islam is partly defined in terms of procreation. Marriage is a contract to legitimately produce children through a legitimate sexual act between a male and a female or a number of females. Pregnancies that are out of prescribed legitimate contracts such as permanent or temporary marriages concubines are not recognized. Any child born outside such contracts is regarded as illegitimate and does not have legal status or protection. Traditionally boys have always been preferred over girls.
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France 24 is not responsible for the content of external websites. In Iran, young men and women are not allowed to openly meet or flirt in the usual western contexts of bars or nightclubs. Instead, they turn to a rather unexpected matchmaking joint : their car. Photo posted on flickr by kamshots. To avoid censorship by the Islamic morality police, the cars are either all-girl or all-boy. Their passengers joke, flirt and exchange phone numbers through the car windows , ready to make a quick getaway if the police show up.
The international human rights system has identified any marriage before the age of 18 as forced marriage or a harmful traditional practice which should be eradicated mainly through legal reform. In many legal systems, the minimum age of marriage is still below In Iran, girls can marry at the age of 13 and boys at the age of Thus, the issue of early marriage has been a point of struggle between the international human rights system and Iran. What is lost in these mainly legal debates is the reality of early marriage. Those who advocate for the eradication of early marriage present a singular perception of such marriage as forced and harmful, while those who oppose the international approach in Iran merely focus on the Islamic roots of the current legislation. In practice, marriage is a complicated social construct. To address early marriage, one should analyse different causes and contexts that influence this institution and determine whether the negative consequences apply in all cases of early marriage. This article argues that the international human rights system should provide a context-sensitive response to early marriage.
