07 December 2012

The Islamization of universities in Iran is causing the fast erosion of freedom of education

Gender discrimination at universities. Meanwhile, the human rights organization Justice for Iran has stated that a number of subjects are now reserved only for men. Iranian women are not allowed to study at least 14 subjects with discrimination on the rise.

Baha'is are not allowed to study at the universities Baha'i academics are persecuted. The Islamist dictatorship punishes the Baha’is for their educational standards and their desire to serve Iranian society as academics. Baha’is in the "Islamic Republic of Iran" are excluded from higher education; informal initiatives for higher education for young Baha'is are systematically suppressed.

All in all, a depressing tale of the Islamization of universities and the fast erosion of freedom of education in Iran. [The Commentator] Read more