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Lecture Series
● ISG's Past Lecture :
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● Speaker: Louise Halper
● Date & time: Friday, March 28, 2008, 6:00-7:30 PM
● Location: MIT Room 4-231
Discourse on gender-relevant law in Iran often focuses on the Islamic Republic's reinstatement of religious law to govern issues of marriage, divorce and family. It is less noticed that legislation continues to shape the law and its application. Several modifications to the law of marriage and divorce that have not only passed the Majlis but also been accepted by the Council of Guardians as compatible with religious law. These modifications are linked to enhanced political participation by women, and consequentially, a more flexible interpretation of religious law. The mobilization of women into political life evoked by the Revolution of 1979 has changed the space within which religio-legal interpretation takes place.
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