Iran

     Iran's President Hassan Rowhani admitted this past Sunday that women in his country still face discrimination and cultural barriers. However, he instated that they are not treated as second-class citizens.  Rowhandi is seen as a moderate reformer and has said that there needs to be more done for women but that the West is not a model to be followed. His speech on Sunday promised for more social freedoms, he stated: "I, as the head of the government, confess there are still so many deficiencies with regards to the vindication of women's rights", to Iran's female elite.
     The West has criticized Iran for its islamic republic. Women cannot travel abroad without official permission. Within the country many will not allow women to check in to a room if she is not accompanied. Also, women's evidence is considered to have only half the value of a man's. Rowhandi argues that "women should enjoy equal opportunities, security and social rights".  He even pardoned women that had committed crimes and were in jail.
  I think that president of Iran has a good start, but it makes me wonder if Iran will ever have equality for women. Will women ever be able to actually have the same opportunities as men? I do not think this will be possible with any country that mixes state and religion.

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