50 Things You're Not Supposed To Know: Religion - Plot & Excerpts
Ever since the 1979 Revolution ushered rabid fundamentalists to power, the Islamic Republic of Iran has not exactly been known for an enlightened attitude about sex. I mean … hell … any country that has a morality police whose tasks include arresting women whose coats are too short or whose head scarves are not tight enough doesn't sound like the right place if you are looking for a good time. Even if we move past the first impressions, the reality on the ground doesn't get much better. The Iranian legal code, after all, states that unmarried couples having sex or simply dating and hanging out together can be arrested and flogged. And to make things more cheerful, adulterers are to be stoned to death. But horrendously strict rules go hand in hand with the very Iranian habit of finding creative ways to bypass them. Enters the legal institution of sigheh. A man and a woman can marry with the blessing of a cleric. Nothing strange so far, except that these are marriages that come with an expiration date.
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