WE SHOULD
SAY STOP TO THE HUMILIATION OF THE IRANIAN WOMEN
The bill
which is to be submitted to the General Assembly by the Law
and Rules Commission of the Iranian parliament represents a
great disrespect and injustice to us, Iranian women. This
proposal of amendment suggests “the removal of the consent
of the first wife when a married man makes a second marriage
without divorcing”.
This bill
is meant to “damage the holy institution of family” by
encouraging the men. Thus, a dated way of living such as
polygamy will be legitimated. This bill which is named as
the “Law to protect the family” (Hamayet Khanevade) can only
be named as the “Law to protect the men” or “Law to damage
the familial unity”. Everybody knows that many
irregularities are made in the general elections and that
the majority in the parliament also takes part in this game.
So, such a decision of this parliament has not surprised us.
The women
should be consulted when putting into practice the laws
prepared in accordance with the Shari. In our country,
however, the women are not even the citizens of second
class. Speaking is a crime for the women and many women in
Iran face the risk of death due to the dated and illogical
rules.
The
pressures and violence against women have increased in the
rule of Ahmadinajad. The women are manhandled and humiliated
in the streets by the policemen because of their style of
wearing. A father killed his daughter of 14 years old by
throwing stones at her with the suspect that she has lost
her virginity. It is forbidden that the women rest and even
benefit from the sunlight in the parks.
A country
consists of its male and female citizens. The sulks of the
citizens against a state mean the annihilation of this state
and for this, there is no need for a different enemy.
As the
Iranian women, we call on all the law-makers to think again.
We ask the authorities who ignoring the voice of the women
and saying that “the women who do not respect the rules
deserve to be killed”: “Who gave birth to you? Who brought
you up?” If this proposal of amendment comes about,
everybody should know that we will held comprehensive
demonstrations and we will claim our rights.
On behalf
of a group of Iranian women
Zohreh D.
