NOW | Women in Iran | PBS

[Eaglegirl12]

You go into Iran, and you criticize their religious beliefs, and you ask them uncomfortable questions. If they want change, trust me with 50% of the population, they can do it by themselves without anyone 's help. You bring feminists over to Iran and of course you're going to get problems, all because these feminists don't accept Iranian women as they are. It's just crazy to me, let's expect them to change their ways to our ideals, as if our ideals are perfect.

[PersoAryanism]

Misandry.

[MohammedMuzzy87]

3rd Muhammad? this lady has no Idea about Islam EXCUSE ME BUT WTF? 0_o Astagfurallah

[jaker2880]

3rd Imam?

[Longlivepalestine]

Such bias reporting.

Persian women are known for being stronger and more powerful than men lol.

That's why my friends say they'll never marry an Iranian woman...men are their slaves.

[fadayat]

Let us not forget the administration of United States of American controls and runs by Neo conservatives (right hand religious radicals) they have been approving Islamic iranian government from day one. Shame on you, this is disgusting....

[sheyda212]

wait a minute ,these woman go to iran with preconceived notions and expecting to prove their already formed views ,to me that is such a shame and it shows they really are closed minded and want the world to live by how they see the world ,

the colonial era is over ladies ,lighten up and respect other cultures

[aljawadn]

WHAT?? I wear the hijab and I can hear perfectly, thank you, and i'm outspoken and participate discussions. I am not "cut off" just because I have a piece of cloth over my head. Also, segregated libraries...what's wrong with that? It's the same as private boys school, private girls school. it's proven that students do better when separated from the opposite sex!

[moorejr1400]

THESE IDIOTS CAME TO IRAN WITH NOTHING GOOD TO SAY ABOUT THEIR PEOPLE, FOOLS!!! i bet they voted for george bush too!! i know what these characters are about: west =superior, iran=inferior, these idiots done enough harm to africans, its racism pure and simple.

[moorejr1400]

i agree with you!!! they come to iran with their prejudice, ethnocentristic, orientalist concepts, so they really learned nothing their, its like taking a kkk or neo nazi to a jewish restaurant or to slivia's restaurant in harlem and expect them to like the food.

[MohammedMuzzy87]

these stupid people called the masjid the mosque of the 5th Mohammed they don't even know about islam and they already want to judge it ya Allah destroy these ignorent people

[moorejr1400]

good, you caught that, they dont now squat about islam and to make things worst they said they were feminist, who are CRITICAL OF ALL ABRAHIMIC FAITHS, so they came here with their sense of reasoning @@#$ up to be blunt about it!!

[daniel44ahab]

I am Swiss and have many Iranian friends. I feel indebted towards Iran for having been the birthplace to the latest of God's religion: the Baha'i Faith. Without it, we would not talk of equality between man and woman. Before the suffragettes in the West, Tahirih, an outstanding Persian woman and disciple of the Bab, Himself a Divine Herald to the Promised one of all times, Baha'u'llah - be my life a sacrifice to His glory - kicked off women emancipation worldwide by her pro-woman martyrdom.

[eltoropoderoso]

women and men who are Baha'is are being imprisoned, tortured and executed in Iran. The souses are visited with a bill for the bullet. Baha'is are effectively denied entrance to universities because there is no box for "Bahai'is". If everyone does nothing, then one day they wil come for you, and their will be no one left to defend you. such is the weapons of fear, intimidation, mass hysteria, & totalitarianism employed by the Iranian government. This is a haulocast, blatant extermination. WHy?

[chaghar]

islam is arabs culture not ours. the reason every body is wearing a hijab is because they are forced to wear it not because they want to have the hijab.

[moorejr1400]

islam is not arabs they make up less than 20% of world wide muslims majority or in indonesia, pakistan, india, china, russia,etc.

[aljawadn]

I WANT TO WEAR THE HIJAB, I DO WEAR THE HIJAB AND BY CHOICE. MY MOM ACTUALLY WANTS ME TO TAKE OFF MY HIJAB, BUT I REFUSE. ignoramous

[peglegsam]

Great video PBS, I'll try to find it on the Canadian TV listings, unfortunately we only receive one PBS channel here!

[z257425]

If you do find it, can you let me know pls?

[peglegsam]

Hi z, as far as I found out, this episode actually aired on March 23, 2007 :(