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Seventeen Days in Iran

Iranian Government Structure

Ayatollah - He is the supreme leader, appointed for life by the Experts' Assembly and subject to the assembly's review. He is commander of the armed forces, head of the police and the Revolutionary Guards security forces.
Experts' Assembly - Made up of 86 clerics who are popularly elected but meet only once a year or so; candidates are vetted by the Guardian Council. These clerics formally choose the supreme leader; they also occasionally reconfirm the supreme leader.

Guardian Council - Made up of 6 jurists and 6 clerics; council vets candidates for president and parliament.

Majles (Islamic Consultative Assembly/Parliament) - 270 members who are popularly elected; laws passed are reviewed by Guardian Council for compliance with Islamic and constitutional laws.

President - Popularly elected

Executive Ministries - Agricultural Jihad; Commerce; Communication and Information Technology; Cooperatives; Culture and Islamic Guidance; Defense and Logistics; Economy and Finance Affairs; Education; Energy; Foreign Affairs; Health and Medical Education; Housing and Urban Development; Minister of Industries and Mines Supervisor; Minister of Intelligence; Interior; Justice; Labour and Social Affairs; Petroleum Supervision; Roads and Transportation; Science, Research, and Technology; Welfare and Social Security

Expediency Council - Several dozen members appointed by supreme leader; they represent a cross section of political currents and serve in an advisory capacity; they also resolve any disputes between parliament and Guardian Council.

Judiciary - There are 4 courts: public, revolutionary, press, and clerical.

Official Laws Against Women in Iran - WFAFI 2005

Article 18 of passport law, married women requires their husband's permission to apply for a passport.

Article 21 of Iran’s Constitution indicates: "The government must ensure the rights of women in all respects, in conformity with Islamic criteria..." This leaves it up to the clergymen to interpret the laws pertaining to women.

Article 83 of the Penal Code, called the Law of Hodoud, stipulates that the penalty for fornication is flogging, i.e. 100 strokes of the lash, for unmarried male and female offenders.

Article 102 of Iran’s Constitution indicates: "Women who appear on streets and in public without the prescribed ‘Islamic Hejab’ will be condemned to 74 strokes of the lash.”

Article 115 of Iran’s Constitution states the condition for the presidential candidates the law states that: “The President must come from among the religious and political statesmen (rejal)." The word rejal literally means men of high achievement.

Article 162 "The head of justice department and attorney general must be ‘mojtahed’ [a religious man who is able to issue decree], honest, and knowledgeable in legal subject matters."

Article 167 "The Judge is bound to attempt to rule on each case, on the basis of the codified law. In case of the absence of any such law, he has to deliver his judgment on the basis of official Islamic sources and authentic fatwa.”

Article 209 of Iran’s Constitution states that woman's life is valued only half as much as a man's life. A convicted man who has intentionally slain a woman is subject to execution only after the payment of "Deyeh" by the family of the victim. "Deyeh" is defined as a sum of money that the victim's family has to pay to the assailant's family for the physical damages, dismemberment, or death of the assailant.

Article 300 of the Penal code states that the "Deyeh" of a Muslim woman is half of the "Deyeh" of a Muslim man. By law the life of a woman has half the value of a man in Islamic criminal law in Iran.

Article 105 of the Civil Code "In the relationship between a man and a woman, the man is responsible as head of the family." The Council of Guardians, has decreed, "A woman cannot leave her home without her husband's permission, even to attend her father's funeral."

Article 1117 of the Civil Code states that the husband may ban his wife from any technical profession that conflicts with family life or her character.

Article 1133 of the Civil Code states: A man can divorce his wife whenever he so chooses and does not have to give her advance notice.

Article 102 of the Penal code, states that married offenders (adulterers) are liable to stoning regardless of their gender, but the method laid down for a man stipulates he be buried up to his waist, and a woman up to her neck.

Article 114 of Iran’s Civil codes states: When rajm [stoning] is being administered on a man he must be placed in a pit almost down to his waist, and when administered on a woman she must be placed in a pit almost down to her chest. Such barbaric behavior by the regime includes dictating the style, size and the administration of stoning while differentiating between male vs. female victims. Female victim up to her neck to avoid physical escape, however, even if condemned female victim is able to flee the scene, authorities are obliged to arrest her and execute her by firing squad. As for the male victims, they are buried up to their waist and if able to escape the scene no further punishment awaits them.

Read more at: www.wfafi.org/laws.pdf

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Farsi Phrases

Hi! Salam! سلام
Good Morning! Sobh Be Kheyr! صبح بخیر
Good Evening! Asr be kheyr! عصر بخیر
Welcome! (to greet someone) Khosh Amadid! خوش آمدید
How Are You? Shoma chetur hastin? شما چطور هستین
I'm Fine, Thanks! Man khoobam, Mamnoon! من خوبم.ممنون
And You? Va shoma و شما
Good/ So-So. Khoob خوب
Thank You (Very Much)! Mamnoon ممنون
You're Welcome! (answering "thank you") Khahesh Mikonam خواهش میکنم
Hey! Friend! Hey! Refigh! هی ! رفیق
I Missed You So Much! De lam barat kheyli tang shodeh دلم برات خیلی تنگ شده
What's New? Che khabar? چه خبر؟
Nothing Much Khabari nist خبری نیست
Good Night! Shab be kheyr شب بخیر
See You Later! Ba’adan mibinamet بعدأ میبینمت
Good Bye! Bedrood بدرود
Good Luck! Mo’afagh bashed موفق باشید
Happy Birthday! Tavalodat mobarak تولدت مبارک
Happy New Year! Sal e no mobarak سال نو مبارک
Merry Christmas! Kirismass Mobarak کریسمس مبارک
Congratulations! Tabrik migoyam تبریک می گویم
Enjoy! (For meals…) Berma’id بفرمایید

I'd Like To Visit Iran One Day
Man dost daram ke yek rooz iran ra bebinam
من دوست دارم که یک روز ایران رو ببینم

Say Hi To John For me.
Be John salam e man ra beresoonid
به "جان" سلام من را برسونید

Bless you (when sneezing) A’afiat bashad عافیت باشد

Good Night & Sweet Dreams!
Shab bekheyr va khab hay e khoob bebini
شب بخیر و خوابهای خوب ببینی

I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear something) Bebakhshid? ببخشید؟
Sorry (for a mistake) Bebakhshid ببخشید
No Problem! Moshkeli nist مشکلی نیست
Can You Say It Again? Mish tekrar konid? میشه تکرار کنید ؟
Can You Speak Slowly? Mishe ahesteh tar sohbat konid میشه آهسته تر صحبت کنید
Write It Down Please! Lotfan yaddasht konid لطفا یادداشت کنید
I Don't Understand! Motavajjeh nemisham متوجه نمیشوم
I Don't Know! Nemidanam نمیدانم
I Have No Idea. Nazari nadaram نظری ندارم
What's That Called In Farsi? Be Farsi chi misheh به فارسی چی میشه؟

What Does "moshkeli" Mean In English?
“moshkeli” be engilisi chi misheh? “moshkeli” به انگلیسی چی میشه؟

How Do You Say "Please" In Farsi?
Shoma “please” ro be farsi chi migin?
شما "بليز" رو به فارسی چی میگین؟

What Is This? In chieh? این چیه؟
My Farsi Is Bad. Farsi e man bad ast فارسی من بد است

I need to practice my Farsi
Man bayad farsi ro bishtar tamrin konam
من باید فارسی رو بیشتر تمرین کنم

Don't Worry! Negaran nabashid! نگران نباشید

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