The President stated that the model that the Islamic Republic of Iran has presented of a woman who plays a role and is effective in science, politics, culture, economy and sports by maintaining chastity and hijab has provoked the anger of Westerners, and clarified, "Today and in the war of wills, women Iranians have endangered the western lifestyle with their Islamic lifestyle".
Following the plans of the second day of the Popular Administration's visit to Yazd Province, Ayatollah Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi attended the special ceremony of the birthday of H.H. Fatima (PBUH) and Women's Day, congratulated all the women scholars and ladies of Iran and all human beings on this occasion and said, "During the ceremony, a request was made that the role of women should be seen more in decision-making assemblies and that women should be given more space to play social and management roles, which is a rightful request".
Emphasising all the decision-making bodies in the country to pay more attention to the potential of the women of the country, the President added, "The women of our country have a very valuable role and contribution in various social, sports, economic and productive fields, and these roles are accompanied by education, science and knowledge".
Dr Raisi stated, "I am not recommending but stressing to all the institutions and departments of the country that they must take advantage of the views of the women and girls of our country who are professors and students".
The President further referred to the issue of low per capita sports facilities for women in Yazd and clarified, "When I asked the governor general of Yazd about this, he emphasised that in the resolutions of the government's second visit to Yazd province, good funds are considered for the development of special sports facilities and centres for women".
Dr Raisi also referring to the government's decision to insure at least 10,000 women working in the field of handicrafts in the first step, and added, "The government will also support the female heads of the family seriously on the agenda, and in this context, the Vice President for Women and Family Affairs will specifically follow the issues related to this group of women in the country".
In the continuation of his speech in this ceremony, the President stated the personality characteristics of H.H. Zahra (PBUH), and stated, "The existence of H.H. Zahra (PBUH) and the dimensions of the great personality of this great lady has been a model for us".
The President further stated that the view of the Islamic Republic on women is derived from the life and conduct of H.H. Zahra (PBUH) and stated, "The view of the Islamic Republic on women is neither a demeaning view of a Western commodity nor a reactionary view, but in the view of the Islamic Republic, a woman is a full-fledged human being in various social fields who plays an effective role in raising the family and building the society".
Ayatollah Raisi said, "This Islamic Republic's view of women is a modern and progressive view that should be noticed by all the scientific and cultural circles of the world".
The President stated that the model that the Islamic Republic of Iran has presented of a woman who plays a role and is effective in science, politics, culture, economy and sports by maintaining chastity and hijab has provoked the anger of Westerners, and clarified, "Today and in the war of wills, women Iranians have endangered the western lifestyle with their Islamic lifestyle".
The President seriously emphasised the need to avoid a subjective view of women's issues and stated, "Today, many of our women and girls, even those whose hijab is weak, are loyal to the revolution and values, they respect the martyrs and their families, they love the system and the revolution with all their heart, and many of them shed tears when they see the Supreme Leader of the Revolution. In no way, no one has the right to deal with issues related to women with a subjective view".
Ayatollah Raisi further said, "Today, those who claim to give life to Iranian women should take a look at their behaviour in relation to women of their society and be ashamed of their claim. According to official statistics, a woman is killed by the American police every 10 days, and this country holds the record for imprisoning women in the world, and on the other hand, according to their own statistics, 81 women were killed by the British police within 28 weeks. Do you want to give life to our women or take life away from them with this shameful record?
The President stated that Iranian women are role models for women in the world today, and added, "Those who claim to support women's rights should answer for their performance in dealing with women in Western countries instead of these baseless and ridiculous claims".
Emphasising the need to preserve the dignity and respect of women at home and in society, the President said, "No woman should be oppressed either at home or in society".
In the final part of his speech, Ayatollah Raisi stated that Iranian women are an incentive for the participation of other sections of the society in many fields, including in dealing with the recent riots, adding, "As interpreted by the Supreme Leader of the Revolution, Iranian women and girls, with their presence in defending the values and also not accompanying the rioters, really thwarted the recent conspiracy and slapped the enemy hard".