Watching the movie, Not Without My Daughter, made be realise how different the cultures of the world really are. Seeing what was happening to the mother and the daughter, to me, was crazy, but it was the Muslim way. In any country, the father would have been arrested, but not in Iran. The father was the ruler, and made all the decisions. Iran is an extremely male dominant country, and personally, I think it isn’t right.
The women there have no rights or freedoms, and they are considered property. The police in Iran carry giant machine guns are will use them without doubt. During a scene in the movie, the mothers hair was showing, and the police ran towards her, shoving a gun in her face, yelling at her in Islamic. Apparently, it’s disrespectful to show your hair in public, and it is grounds for execution. It think that’s it’s a little extreme, but it’s their culture, and their raised on those beliefs. I’m so happy to live in a place like Canada, where I have rights and freedoms.
It’s amazing what we take for granted. I wouldn’t last a week in a place like Iran, before being shot. I believe in rights, especially women’s rights, and having someone tell me that I can’t show my hair in public wouldn’t go over well. I love living where I live, and I am glad that we have to beliefs and freedoms that we do..
