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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: tejek who wrote (140635)11/29/2001 2:09:34 AM
From: Mani1  Read Replies (1) of 1580446
 
Ted,

Re <<I guess I would be frustrated to have completed the education required to be an MD, only to be told that I must wear a veil when practising my profession.>>

In Iran women are required to wear the "hejab" only when they are in the present of male, not related by marriage or blood. So women doctors do not ear any "hejab" when treating other women. Most women either do not consider restrictive, or would wear the hejab even if it was not required by law. The problem is that in theocracy, it is required by law!! My point is that women being required to wear the hejab is not as oppressive as it might seem to a westerner. I agree with you that it is wrong none the less. Do you think it is wrong that most cities require women to cover their chest and they do not required the same from men?

Re << Iran, even more so than Saudi Arabia, seems most equipped to be the regional leader.>>

Hmm.., I don't know, maybe.

Iran is not Arab like the most of middle east and more importantly is not suny (it is shiate) like most of the middle east. I do think that Iran is the most democratic and capitalistic than any other of its middle eastern neighbors. Heck in Saudi Arabia, women are not even allowed to drive! Even so, Iran has a long way to go to become a true democracy. I just hope the transition, which I have no doubt will come this century, will be peaceful.

Mani
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