Religion has an undeniable importance in the political aspect of Iran. Thus, it becomes crucial to understand the role played by the clergy in a country which runs by the ideology of velayat-e faqih. This paper will see how the clergy have been divided on their stand towards women's participation in the public sphere. Women have been amongst the major participants in the historical 1979 Revolution, however, their role was marginalised after the victory of the revolution. The Clergy led state adopted an approach due to which the women were succumbed to the domestic sphere. So, this paper looks into the dominant approach of the clergy towards the Iranian women.
Iranian women, Ulema, Religion, State
