Here is my scond attempt at blogging about current feminist issues that come up in Iran. But frist let's remember:
1- Iranian women are university professors, parliament representatives, heart surgeons, lawyers and journalists. We are not trapped in our homes, and we do not ride on camels either. 2- there is still a lot of discrimination against women in Iran. 3- Iranian feminists are very active right now.
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So here is one of the latest issues that Iranian feminists have been trying to fight: university admissions based on gender. How? Until this day, an Iranian woman could pass the unified entrance exam to universities and if her ranking was good, she could apply to and study in a city and province of her choice. Now the government wants to change this so women (and ONLY women) are admitted more easlity to their local universities and less easily in farther universities. So young woman (and only woman) are kept close to their families. Meaning that a bright young woman from a far-away province will not be easily admitted to the top university in the capital.
this is supposed to be for women's "protection." but there are a lot of people (men and women) who are really against this.
here is a translation of an article written by an Iranian feminist in a great feminist website called the Feminist School (also part of the one million signatures campaign). The translation is not 100% smooth, but it's worth readig if you want to hear these first hand from Iranians (and feminists) inside Iran.
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How is this for women's "protection"? Do they assume that there a no dangers to a woman in close proximity to her home?
As long as people make the scores to get accepted, they should be free to choose where they attend college.
masha'allah, we Muslim American feminists are with you in the fight, sister. KEEP UP THE FIGHT!