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As Iraqis struggle to create a new government, the role of Islamic law and how it affects women is a key topic of debate. It's a debate that's been taking place in neighboring Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, pitting traditional beliefs against contemporary views.
Vermont Public Radio's Steve Zind traveled to Iran to explore how the tensions between tradition and modernity play out. In this installment of "Iran Today" he examines the debate over the status of the nation's women. (Part 2 of 5)
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As Iraqis struggle to create a new government, the role of Islamic law and how it affects women is a key topic of debate. It's a debate that's been taking place in neighboring Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, pitting traditional beliefs against contemporary views. Vermont Public Radio's Steve Zind traveled to Iran to explore how the tensions between tradition and modernity play out. In this installment of "Iran Today" he examines the debate over the status of the nation's women. (Part 2 of 5)
Broadcast History
Aired in a five-part series on Vermont Public Radio, February 6-10, 2006.
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Iran Today Part 2: Beyond the Veil
(Host intro) As Iraqis struggle to create a new government, the role of Islamic law and how it affects women is a key topic of debate.
It's a debate that's been taking place in neighboring Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, pitting traditional beliefs against contemporary views.
Recently, Vermont Public Radio's Steve Zind traveled to Iran to explore how the tensions between tradition and modernity play out.
Today, in our series "Iran Today" he examines the debate over the status of the nation's women.
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(Busy street sounds)
(Zind) This is one of Tehran's busiest streets, Jomhuri ye Eslami ? which, translated, means the Islamic Republic ? a reminder that in Iran religion and government are one and the same.
The complexities and the contradictions of women's lives in Iran are in plain view...
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Timing and Cues
(Host intro) As Iraqis struggle to create a new government, the role of Islamic law and how it affects women is a key topic of debate.
It's a debate that's been taking place in neighboring Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, pitting traditional beliefs against contemporary views.
Recently, Vermont Public Radio's Steve Zind traveled to Iran to explore how the tensions between tradition and modernity play out.
Today, in our series "Iran Today" he examines the debate over the status of the nation's women.
(Suggested host outro) Tomorrow in our series, "Iran Today," Steve Zind profiles an Iranian poet who has battled censorship and worked to speak out for human rights.
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Review of Part 2: Beyond the Veil
If you think you know what these Iranian women are going to say, you're probably (mostly) wrong. Another angle on this fascinating culture where the interviews lead us to even more questions than they answer.
This report focuses on the paradoxes of women's lives within the evolving religious/political structure, their legal status, educational and career opportunities. How those things intertwine is often surprising and gives us (Americans, anyway) plenty to think about.
The internal forces within Iranian society and how they interconnect may be old and strong. But current dynamics are complex, modern and anything but stagnant.
Thanks so very much for this series!