Evidences of human rights violations during the revolution in Iran by the new Islamist repression greatly impacted women. The revolution ultimately came to represent a catastrophic rollback in the status of women in Iran.

Introduction

The Islamic Republic of Iran , formed in its current state during the 1979 Islamic Revolution , is a nation which has long been at the center of the world 's conflicts and complexities . At times a member of the international community enjoying favor for its provision of access to its wealth of natural resources , Iran has , since the time of its violent revolution operated under the auspices of a theocratic government which has routinely been condemned for widespread violations of human rights women 's rights and international views on civil liberties p

Human Rights

The concept of human rights is , in and of itself representative of a positive propensity across civilized history by which individuals and groups have sought either fair and equal recognition for themselves or for a group in a position of disadvantage . Constitutional movements national struggles for independence and civil liberty movements in relation to specifically oppressed groups have historically vied for the improvement of human rights

However , these is a historical irony in the construction of the dialogue on Human Rights which renders it inherently contradictory Just as the moral underpinnings of religious doctrine , constitutional authorship and the philosophically ponderings of the European Enlightenment were literally composed by men , so too must we therefore understand the various evolutionary steps in the collective recognition of human rights according to their male authorship . While this will not remove from legitimacy the progressive defense of human rights which has passed , especially in western civilization , into general law and convention , it does frame a discussion relating to women 's rights naturally in light of the patriarchy even in representation of said progress

It is with the pretense in mind , the we examine the premise and events of the Iranian Islamic revolution , in its origins , its occurrence and its current form . In all of these , we will see the pretense for an Iran that is sharply juxtaposed by Western standards in its abuse of women 's rights and its slowness to adopt positive progressive reform relating to human rights and especially to women 's civil liberties . Accordingly the observation that women 's rights in Iran are sharply divergent from expectations and global standards today will relate to the determination of the culture and government to accord to theocratic structural ideology . With this in mind , to the extent that Islam , defined and interpreted by traditionalist `Muslim ' men , is allowed to determine the context and contour of the debate on women 's human rights , women will be on the losing side of the debate because the conclusion is already contained in the premise and reflected in the process . Arguably , this is the heart of the moral tragedy of Muslim societies in our time (Afkhami , 2 ) Particularly , the discussion here below will note , the case of Iran is tragic given the inherent intellectual and academic richness of its cultural history . The Revolution would show itself to be a time of retraction in many regards concerning rights , education and profession

The Islamic Revolution Before , During and...