Women of Deh Koh

Achieving Honor as a Woman of Deh Koh To many Westerners, the overall plight of females in Iran appears tenuous. It is illegal for females above the age of 9 to appear in public with out their heads veiled and bodies entirely covered. Women cannot serve in certain occupations, such as the military. It is difficult for a married woman to divorce her spouse, yet for men the right to divorce is unquestioned and done with …

…a woman's lifestyle that you can't see yourself. Little girls are made to marry at as young as 13. Women are beaten because they do not want to get married. It is sad, but true. It is a lifestyle these women have been accustomed to. Hopefully in the future women in these countries will be treated with respect and be given the right to do as they wish, not as their counterparts say they must do.