Iran morality police

12.12.2023

Women's rights are the fundamental human rights that were enshrined by the United Nations for every human being on the planet nearly 70 years ago. These rights include the right to live free from violence, slavery, and discrimination; to be educated; to own property; to vote; and to earn a fair and equal wage.

Iran morality police status unclear.

CAIRO (AP) — An Iranian lawmaker zákonodárce said Sunday that Iran's government is "paying attention věnovat pozornost to the people's real demands," state media reported, a day after a top official nejvyšší úředník suggested that the country's morality police mravnostní policie whose conduct chování helped trigger spustit months of protests has been shut down zavřít.

The role of the morality police, which enforces vynucovat veiling laws zahalovací zákony, came under scrutiny dostat se pod drobnohled after a detainee zadržená osoba, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, died in its custody ve vazbě in mid-September 2022. Amini had been held for allegedly údajně violating porušit the Islamic Republic's strict dress codes přísná pravidla oblékání. Her death unleashed rozpoutat a wave of unrest nepokoj that has grown into calls for přerůst ve volání po the downfall pád of Iran's clerical rulers duchovní vládce.

Iran's chief prosecutor vrchní žalobce Mohamed Jafar Montazeri said on Saturday the morality police "had been closed," the semi-official news agency ISNA reported. The agency did not provide details, and state media hasn't reported such a purported decision údajné rozhodnutí.

pay attention věnovat pozornost

lawmaker zákonodárce

top official nejvyšší úředník

morality police mravnostní policie

conduct chování

trigger spustit

shut down zrušit

enforces vynucovat, prosazovat

veiling laws zahalovací zákony

come under scrutiny dostat se pod drobnohled

detainee zadržená osoba

in custody ve vazbě

allegedly údajně

violate porušit

strict dress codes přísná pravidla oblékání

unleash rozpoutat

wave of unrest vlna nepokojů

grown into calls for přerůst ve volání po

downfall pád

clerical rulers duchovní vládci

chief prosecutor vrchní žalobce

purported decision údajné rozhodnutí

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6zi1XgFqfk

galvanize podnítit

disband rozpustit

dispute zpochybńovat

outrage rozhořčit

toss přetřásat

crackdown zátah, tvrdý zákrok

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK-xJdx2GIc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIS1PbF6Jro

Debate:

Women's rights are the fundamental human rights that were enshrined by the United Nations for every human being on the planet nearly 70 years ago. These rights include the right to live free from violence, slavery, and discrimination; to be educated; to own property; to vote; and to earn a fair and equal wage.

(1) What is feminism?
(2) Why isn't there something called 'masculinism'?
(3) Is your country totally fair and equal to women and men?
(4) What do you know about the history of feminism?
(5) What have feminist movements achieved in your country?
(6) Do you think feminism sometimes has an unfair image?
(7) Why do you think relatively few women belong to feminist movements?
(8) Can men be feminists?
(9) What important things should men know about feminism?
(10) Why is there a stereotype of feminists hating men?

STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student A.)

(1) Do you think feminist movements are needed in this century?
(2) How wide is the gender gap in your country?
(3) What do you think feminists mean by 'reproductive freedom'?
(4) What is your opinion of 'sexual objectification' – portraying women (or men) as objects of sexual desire?
(5) What is the biggest worldwide problem facing women?
(6) What problems are there for women in other countries that do not exist in your country?
(7) What do you think of the view that marriage constitutes slavery for women, and that freedom for women cannot be won without the abolition of marriage?
(8) There is a site called "Ladies Against Feminism," which "promotes beautiful womanhood." What do you think this is all about?
(9) How would the world change if there was perfect sexual equality?
(10) Which woman has made the greatest progress for women?

https://quizlet.com/863717787/iran-morality-police-flash-cards/?i=14covm&x=1qqt