Gender segregation extends to kindergartens in Iran
Gender segregation extends to kindergartens in Iran October 8, 2019 in Women's News Mixing little boys and girls in kindergartens is “enmity to religion.” By this, Habibollah John-Nessari, acting commander of the State Security Force Special Units, advocated gender segregation even in kindergartens. Jan-Nessari described mixing of little girls and boys in kindergartens as “enmity to religion,” and declared, “Why is it that today, in the kindergartens of the capital, our mothers and sisters put the hand of a 5-year-old girl in the hand of a boy, and under the excuse of having a party, they play music and have the kids dance together? We must know that today the enemy has targeted our religion.” (The state-run Aftabnews.ir – October 2, 2019) A few days earlier, Massoudi Farid, a Welfare Organization deputy, had made the announcement that if it is reported and proven that there are mixed-gender...