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Great to see that someone who grew up in a country which many in the west believe is backward and opposed to women's education and scientific progress in genera

by sq1020 12y ago

Great to see that someone who grew up in a country which many in the west believe is backward and opposed to women's education and scientific progress in general win such an award.

msoad 12y ago
Despite popular beliefs women outnumber men in Iran universities. Sadly government is trying to "fix" this but academic community always resisted.
Perdition 12y ago
She isn't from Saudi Arabia. Apart from having a few nutty leaders Iran is closer to countries like Turkey than it is to Saudi Arabia. Anyway, academia is generally one of the few "liberal" institutions in Islamic countries. The issue is usually of female graduates finding work outside academia (eg Saudi Arabia graduated its first batch of female law students in 2008 and still hasn't let them practice law).
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