When it comes to Muslim women’s rights, all eyes are on Iran

Mahnez Afkhami, a leading advocate of women’s rights in the Islamic world, says that while Muslim women are certainly not all poor and downtrodden, they “face horrendous legal and cultural impediments.”

via:[http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/21/iran-gender-politics-islam-forbes-woman-power-womens-rights.html]