Why is the Trafficking of Iranian Girls to Sheikhdoms Overlooked So Easily?

Why is the trafficking of Iranian girls to the Sheikhdoms overlooked so easily? - December 13, 2003. Fariba Davoodi Mohajer, a journalist and political activist, spoke on December 11 during a Q&A session of the Participation Front in Qom, pointing to high divorce rates, girls fleeing, trafficking of girls and women, self-immolation and suicide among girls, and honor killings as part of the costs that women and girls in Iran are currently paying. According to the Naghshineh website, she added: Why do we easily overlook the girls who are trafficked from Iran to the Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms and are displayed like slaves for the approval of a Sheikh? Why is the issue of moral collapse that society is heading towards not taken seriously? Davoodi Mohajer emphasized that it is the duty of everyone, regardless of political groupings and thoughts, to seriously address the issue of trafficking of women and girls and the moral collapse of society. She stated that Iranian women do not have independent economic power, and when they become economically dependent, they resort to situations that are truly disastrous. She added: Today, we witness the phenomenon of exploitation of women under the guise of religious practices in society. Some exploit multiple women from villages and place them for sale and rent in houses in Tehran. This journalist said: Based on my research, there are houses in Darvazeh Ghar in Tehran that, by marrying off rural women and girls, transfer them to Tehran and put these women up for sale and rent. She pointed out that the role of the government in the backwardness of the women's movement is significant, stating: Society has not been able to respond to women's rights at all. As a woman, I am not satisfied with the role of the government in this regard. She mentioned violence, physical abuse, ostracism, and psychological abuse of women as other problems faced by women in Iran. Fariba Davoodi Mohajer cited the example that in matters of alimony, opinions from 300 years ago are still referenced, stating: In terms of ijtihad, all issues are open except for those concerning women. According to this report, Ms. Mohajer's speech was repeatedly met with verbal clashes and protests from opponents, reaching the brink of tension.