During the Pahlavi dynasties, Reza Shah greatly reduced the influence of Islamic law in the courts. However, his reforms were mostly compromises between the ulama and religious factions of Iran, therefore his policies brought little change to Iran, and the roles of women. Reza Shah attempted to unveil Iranian women, though many women resisted as they did not see the veil as a sign of oppression. Mohammad Reza Shah was an advocate of extending women’s voting rights. He also introduced the Family Protection Acts of 1967, which raised the minimum marriage age of women to eighteen. Though all these new policies appear progressive and liberating on paper, most just mimicked Islamic law. Although many of the legalities were altered in Iran to give
