12:33:00 PM
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Today's Straits times - World
Unequal in the eyes of the law
Some examples of the panel code of the Islamic Republic of Iran where women are deemed to be treated unfairly:
- Girls are considered adults at the age of 9, can be tried as an adult in a criminal court and are liable to receive the death penalty for murder. Boys become adults only at the age of 15. (i.e. reduce their risk and time frame of dying as compared to girls *roll eyes roll eyes*)
- If a man and a women are injured in an accident, the man gets double the punitive damages. (say, the man gets 10k compensation and the women gets 5k *tsk tsk*)
- Although the legal age of marriage for a girl is 13, a father can make her marry earlier with court permission.
- Mothers may not act as the financial guardian of their children or make decisions regarding their children's residence, foreign travel or medical care.
- women need permission from a father or husband to travel. (what the fcuk - means what, must write parent letter and sign ??!! or what, voice record and say they allow, then the girl will play it to the bus conductor before shes allowed on the bus ??!! B.S)
- Men have uncontested rights to divorce their wives, and may practice polygamy.
- Women receive half the inheritance of men.
- If a men dies childless, his entire inheritance goes to his parents, not his wife.
- Women can be stoned to death for adultery.
Those mad cows no i mean bull just have to demean women to make themselves feel superior ??!!
Poor Iranian women. But then again, they may not know that they're pathetic as they've never lived otherwise.
Girlfriends - just be thankful we're in Singapore.
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i wondered what happened when you offered yourself to someone, and they opened you, only to discover you were not the gift they expected and they had to smile and nod and say thank you all the same...
RANDOMNESS!!
♥ DancingSheep