Iran back in the day

[KMack]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/tr...evolution.html

The stunning photos of life across the vibrant country in the 60s and 70s portray a seemingly cosmopolitan kingdom on the brink of change

[N1019]

The students shown in that article could be some of the same who later decided it would be a good idea to get rid of the Shah.

I'm surprised no-one has started a thread about Flynn and Trump putting Iran "on notice" after its latest missile test. Mustn't suit the predominant airy-fairy leftist bent on here.

[Annie999]

These pics make me sad

[Mingle]

Cherry picked photos of the cosmopolitan elite. The only way women in Iran have it worse today is they're forced to cover their head whereas back then, they weren't (although most still did for cultural/religious reasons). Iranian women nowadays are much more involved in the government and are much more educated.

[N1019]

Iranian women nowadays are much more involved in the government and are much more educated.

Do you really think that happened because of the revolution? I think it was happening anyway, and so it happened in spite of the revolution, not because of it. The revolution happened during a time of modernisation for the country, so it is convenient for the current regime to take credit for something that began before they came to power. We know politicians in Iran have to be vetted for suitability otherwise they are disqualified from elections. The Shah's regime was quite authoritarian despite the presence of a parliament and so is the current regime. So they like to boast about the presence of women and minorities in parliament, as if they have any real power. Big deal.

[Mingle]

Do you really think that happened because of the revolution? I think it was happening anyway, and so it happened in spite of the revolution, not because of it. The revolution happened during a time of modernisation for the country, so it is convenient for the current regime to take credit for something that began before they came to power. We know politicians in Iran have to be vetted for suitability otherwise they are disqualified from elections. The Shah's regime was quite authoritarian despite the presence of a parliament and so is the current regime. So they like to boast about the presence of women and minorities in parliament, as if they have any real power. Big deal.

True it would have happened anyways, but the overall treatment towards women wasn't much different in both eras afaik (minus the head covering today). Photos like the above imply it was.

[N1019]

True it would have happened anyways, but the overall treatment towards women wasn't much different in both eras afaik (minus the head covering today). Photos like the above imply it was.

Well, it was the Shah who gave women the vote to begin with, in 1963 along with more opportunities generally which were granted by MRP, his father and even the Qajar dynasty. Had the monarchy not granted women various rights and opportunities decades before the revolution, I doubt the ayatollahs would have done it out of the kindness of their hearts since the liberation of women is not exactly a priority under Islam despite Islamic law making various provisions for women. Some things have definitely gone backwards. The minimum age of marriage for women was set at 18 under the Shah but dropped to 9 and later 13 after the revolution in accordance with the accepted Islamic norm of "old enough to bleed, old enough to breed".

[Annie999]

Cherry picked photos of the cosmopolitan elite. The only way women in Iran have it worse today is they're forced to cover their head whereas back then, they weren't (although most still did for cultural/religious reasons). Iranian women nowadays are much more involved in the government and are much more educated.

Did you know women in Iran are not allowed to go a stadium to see a sport match? (football, volleyball, etc).

[Gold-Shekel]

lmao as if Iran was a shithole today, it's just that the 70's were much more colorful

[Root]

a photo session for Members' Pictures Thread?