Only through feminist movements have women achieved some respect and value in Iran for under Iranian law, a woman is considered to be worth half of a man (Osanloo). Women are far from equal to male counterparts and they are forcefully and vigorously waging a war for equality. In Persian girls, Rachlin illustrates two Iranian sisters; one who is able to flee from Iran to America to pursue the freedom of her artistic longings, and the other sister who is tragically restricted to a so similar fate of many oppressed women post-Shah consisting of pre-determined marriage, mental and physical abuse by husbands, divorce, separation from children, and the downward spiral of loss of her self-dignity and hope for an improved future(Rachlin). Research suggests that Muslim women face parallel discriminatory practices around the globe …show more content…
Today in Iran, women have a choice of wearing a hijab or chador. Islam requires that women adopt modest clothing that does not intensify erotic desire, thus, makeup of any kind is not allowed (Macropedia). Women have been mutilated for showing too much hair or for wearing lipstick. In private, women dress as they please, and often exhibit fashionable, even daring, clothing for their female friends and spouses, nevertheless, a woman is a symbolic treasure for the family. She must remain chaste, virginal, modest, and obtain other attributes such as beauty and education to increase probability of building a marriage that will benefit everyone. By falling short of this ideal, she can ruin not only her own life, but also the reputation of her