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Source: http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/12/AAF25090-567E-401A-B1C4-674551D3E02C.html
Women in Iran Fight for Rights
[RFE/RL] Farangis Najibullah - The One Million Signatures campaign, which started in August 2006, seeks to change inequitable laws - such as polygamy and unequal legal compensation for men and women. According to Iranian law, if a woman initiates a divorce, she loses her right to a share of the family's property and loses access to her kids, because fathers get custody of all children over the age of 7. Campaigners say they are aware their counterparts in other Islamic societies, such as Saudi Arabia, probably face even worse discrimination.