Iran's+Religious+Effects

Iran has been an Islamic republic since April 1, 1979.

In Iran there are 14 laws related to the Islamic religion, but there are many laws that Muslims must follow.

People who study Islam are called Muslims.

Muslims believe in one God and individual accountability for actions. Muslims believe in a chain of prophets beginning with Adam and including Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob Joseph, Job, Moses, David, Solomon and Jesus. God's message was reaffirmed and finalized by the Prophet Muhammad. Muslims pray in a mosque in the same way that Christians pray in a church. Islam is accepting of other religions but do not ackn owledge other Gods (or the fact that Jesus was the son of God).

Islam is practiced in Iran by 98% of the population. Apostasy by a Muslim is punishable by death (an apostasy in Iran is a Muslim who leaves Islam and continuously speak badly of it).

Two laws (that I found biased toward religions) are: __Adultery __- “The sanctions for adultery vary widely according to the religion of both members of the couple. A Muslim man who commits adultery with a Muslim woman is punished by 10 0 lashes. However, a non-Muslim man who commits adultery with a Muslim woman is subject to the death penalty. If a Muslim man commits adultery with a non-Muslim woman, the Penal Code does not specify any penalty.”  and __Homosexuality__- “Likewise, homosexuality, “without consummation,” between two Muslim men is punished by 100 lashes but if the “active party” is non-Muslim and the other is Muslim, the non-Muslim is subject to the death penalty.” (They stood out to me because mo st of what I read about the religion kept saying how the religion in Iran treated all other religions respectably, but I don’t feel like punishing a person harsher because of their religion is respectful.)  Women are required to cover their bodies so that their figure is not revealed and only their faces and hands are shown. The headscarf is called a hijab or chador. The long, robe like dress is called an abayah or jilbab. This requirement is designed to protect women and give them respect. Doing this is a sign of modesty in women. In the book Persepolis the writer talks about the different feelings women, and men, had about the veils. She emphasized how new it was to her in the beginning and how most non-religious girls didn’t understand it. She expressed how little her and her family felt the need for it. Her mother is constantly protesting it by not wearing it and then having to dye her hair as a result. She somewhat brought up how women who weren’t Islamic by choice didn’t wear it in their own homes, almost in defiance. I feel like it’s fair to say that she is not pro-veil.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I found that in Iran the Islamic religion is forced on the people. Some don’t mind, but most feel they should have a right to choose. The religion is very specific and has been Iran and has very specific laws. I feel women have been affected most by all the laws related to religion. The religion and laws that specify that all women have to wear head dresses if unfair in my opinion because it’s openly showing beliefs that they may not have.

http://bikyamasr.com/45039/iranian-women-take-off-veil-for-5-seconds-every-thursday/ http://www.docstoc.com/docs/44117900/The-Islamization-of-the-Iranian-Legal-System-and-Its