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Iran Legislators Vote to Give Women
Equality in Divorce TEHRAN, Aug. 26 — Iran's reformist Parliament has approved a bill that would grant women a right to seek a divorce equal to that of men for the first time since the Islamic revolution in 1979. The bill would have to be approved by the hard-line Guardian Council to become law, and that is unlikely. But its approval in Parliament is considered a big victory both for women and reformist politicians. who have consistently sought the support of women, because it creates public pressure on the country's conservative Islamic rulers. (more)
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