Before 1979, Iran’s Family Protection Law set the marriage age at 18 for girls and gave women stronger rights to divorce and custody.
After the islamic coup those gains were rolled back: the age fell to 9 lunar years (later 13 with a father’s and court’s permission), men regained a unilateral right to divorce, and after age 7 custody and legal guardianship default to the father—or the paternal grandfather if he dies.
Children are routinely taken from their mothers. Iranian women did not choose this.
A small armed minority imposed these rules by force, against their culture, their will, and the freedom they were born with.
They are beaten, dragged in the street, and killed for refusing to live by them.
Pre 1979 👈🏻 👉🏻 After 1979