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WEB GIVES A VOICE TO IRANIAN WOMEN
The past few months have seen a jump in online journals or "blogs" in Iran
as more and more women turn to the Internet to discuss taboo subjects. In
2001, approximately 400,000 people were online in Iran and that number is
expected to grow to 15 million over the next 4 years. The government does
not censor the Internet and Iranian journalist Hossein Derakhshan said many
of the online journals deal with social issues, "... the underground lives
that Iranian youth have these days. Things like girlfriends, boyfriends, the
music they listen to, the films they see." One female blogger praised the
online journals saying, "Women in Iran cannot speak out frankly because of
our Eastern culture and there are some taboos just for women, such as
talking about sex or the right to choose your partner."
[SOURCE: BBC News, AUTHOR: Alfred Hermida]
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2044000/2044802.stm)




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