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Radio Free Europe
IRAN - AFTER THE REVOLUTION -
NUMBERS - WOMEN
February
11, 2014 - How many lashes can a woman receive for improper dress? How much
meat can a teacher's salary buy? How many people have been stoned to death for
adultery? Thirty-five years after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini took power
in
0
The number of women working as judges in
1
Motto of the revolution: "
10
The number of days each year that celebrate the revolution. They are called
"The Ten Days of Dawn" -- marking the return of Ayatollah Khomeini
from exile on February 1, 1979, and ending when he seized power on February 11.
Some disillusioned Iranians, however, refer to this period as "The Ten
Days of Torment."
28
The kilograms of meat an average teacher's salary in
38
The inflation rate today, according to official figures. Just prior to the revolution,
inflation in
60
The percent of all university students who are women. Before the 1979
revolution, women accounted for only about 20 percent of university entrants.
One reason given for the marked increase is the greater number of girls from
conservative families pursuing a university education. But the numbers shield
current attempts to impose quotas to limit the number of women at universities
and prevent them from studying certain subjects.
70
The number of people stoned to death on adultery charges since 1980, according
to Human Rights Watch. Stoning, as well as other forms of Islamic punishment
such as amputation, were introduced after the revolution. Women are believed to
receive the majority of stoning sentences.
74
The number of lashes a woman can receive for not fully respecting the Islamic
dress code in public. The code requiring women to cover their hair and body was
introduced after the revolution.
86
136
The number of Baha'i citizens in jail on charges related to their beliefs.
Since the revolution, 222 Baha'is have been executed in
200 to 250
The number of functional cinemas in
444
The number of days American hostages were held in
624
The number of people executed in
A soldier prepares a
noose ahead of a public hanging.
1,000
The number of political prisoners today, including 35 journalists, according to
figures by the Committee to Protect Journalists. Before the revolution, there
were reportedly between 3,000 to 10,000 political prisoners in
3,000
The number of Iranian toumans that will get you one U.S. dollar today.
70,000
The number of mosques, countrywide. About 20,000 mosques were built after the
revolution, but observers suggest that Iranians have become more secular,
particularly the younger generation. Officials have expressed concern that
young Iranians do not hold religious and revolutionary values.
150,000
The number of talented and educated Iranians who leave the Islamic republic
each year in search of a better future. A huge brain drain took place after the
1979 revolution and a wave of emigration followed the controversial 2009
presidential election, which was accompanied by increased state repression of
the political opposition.