Women, Nationalism and Islam in Contemporary Political Discourse in Iran
Author(s)
Yeganeh, Nahid
Abstract
The modern nationalist, Islamic-centered government of Iran relegates women to a lesser public role and deprives them of their traditional influence over private, family matters even though Islamic doctrine expressly regards certain matters, such as participation in the education system and family upbringing, as women’s work. The fact that women’s status and rights decreased in the areas Islam sanctioned as appropriate for women’s involvement reveals that the modern Iranian government has skewed Islamic doctrine to make women’s unequal status a religious, thus government-mandated, policy.
