“Women cannot be granted permit to freely leave the country without their husband’s permission because it contradicts the Islamic Shariaa.”
This was declared by Minoo Aslani, the head of women’s Bassij paramilitary force. She reiterated, “This law has been derived from the sacred Shariaa laws and is necessary for solidifying the foundations of any marriage.”
She repudiated arguments seeking to balance this law as unnecessary and added, “It’s a wrong premise that this law is cumbersome to researchers and scholars who intend to leave the country for their studies.” (The state-run Tabnak news agency, July 27, 2017)