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Iran's Mousavi vows to review womenŽs laws
[Al Arabiya Latest] Iranian presidential hopeful Mir Hossein Mousavi vowed on Saturday to review laws which are "unfair" towards women if he wins next month's election.In a speech to about 1,500 women at a sports complex in southern Tehran, Mousavi said he will "review all laws which are deemed discriminatory and unfair to women by introducing the needed bills in the parliament." Addressing a cheering crowd of women screaming "Mousavi! Mousavi!," the moderate candidate, who served as prime minister during the 1980-1988 war with Iraq, said he would work towards taking the moral police patrols off the streets if elected in the June 12 poll. Over the past few years, such patrols have strictly enforced the Islamic dress code on women in Iran and especially in Tehran. Women who are deemed inappropriately dressed are usually hauled to a detention center where they must sign a pledge, promising to dress properly. Posted by: Fred 2009-05-31 |
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