Is a male guardian required for women skiing in Iran?

NY Mag's article Vogue Left Out a Few Things About Skiing in Iran claims that women need a male guardian to go skiing, citing a 2011 Washington Post article. (The Islamic term for this is mahram.)

The comments section disputes that this is the case.

Is a male guardian required for women to go skiing in Iran?

Best Answer

Categorically NO! I am a woman, I live in Iran, I go skiing EVERY week, I wear the same gear I wear when I ski in Europe or in the US. I am never, ever accompanied by men. Funnily enough, the slopes are the least 'Islamic' places in Iran and it is really amazing to see what young (unmarried) men and woman get up to there - it would make any Westerner jealous. There is house music playing at the ski lodges as well as at the ski-lifts....The NY Mag article could not be further from the truth.

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Do Iranian women need travel permission?

According to the article, women are not allowed to leave the country without their husband's consent. Article 18 specifies that married women need permission from their spouses, or the local prosecutor in special cases, to travel abroad alone.\u201d

Are Iranian women allowed to travel?

To date, the only way women in Iran can circumvent travel restrictions is for a marriage contract to include an unlimited right to travel without a husband's consent. Some have opted for this solution; even so, a man still has to give his consent for his wife to travel without consent!

Can u ski in Iran?

There are two main ski resorts in Iran, Dizin and Shemshak, both less than two hours' drive from Tehran. While lifts are older than in Europe and the ski areas aren't as extensive as the Alpine mega-resorts, the resorts are high and snow conditions can be excellent.

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