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| Iran: Khamenei's ‘election’ fatwas reveals his fear of popular boycott |
In a series of fatwas
published by the state-run Fars New Agency, Ali Khamenei declared:
“Participation in the elections is a religious, Islamic and divine duty” and an
“obvious obligation”. He insists in his fatwas that casting blank votes is
‘haram’ (proscribed by Islamic law). Concerning women he stipulates that
“husband’s consent is not needed to participate in the elections”. This is
while according to fatwas by Khomeini, the founder of the regime, and other
state clerics, a woman “should not leave home without the permission of her
husband even if to see her relatives, pay a visit to her sick father, or to
participate in her father’s funeral”.
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