{"id":53113,"date":"2011-11-23T09:46:26","date_gmt":"2011-11-23T17:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/gnxp\/?p=14556"},"modified":"2011-11-23T09:46:26","modified_gmt":"2011-11-23T17:46:26","slug":"iran-is-relatively-liberal-on-social-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.razib.com\/wordpress\/2011\/11\/23\/iran-is-relatively-liberal-on-social-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran is relatively liberal on social issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ll be talking about Iran a lot in the near future in the United States. I doubt we’ll invade the country (thank god). But one thing I think needs to be emphasized: on social issues Iran is more “progressive” than many of our close allies in the region, like Saudi Arabia, and one of the more progressive nations in the region.<\/strong> This is neither here nor there in the domain of geopolitics, but to convince a public about something it is often necessary to make a cartoon or caricature the enemy. I think it is important to remember though that aside from Israel our closest allies in the region are techno-feudal monarchies like Saudi Arabia, not those nations, like Iran, which have made a more thorough accommodation with modernity out of necessity (because oil can’t support the whole<\/em> economy). It also reminds us that labels like “Islamic Republic” may not be totally useful.<\/p>\n

As a gauge of modern outlook, as understood in the West, I poked around the World Values Survey<\/a>. The results are for wave 4, around ~2000. The question asked was: A wife must always obey her husband.<\/strong> Possible answers:
\n– Agree strongly
\n– Agree
\n– Neither agree or disagree
\n– Disagree
\n– Strongly disagree<\/p>\n

Below are two tables with nations which responded to this question. I stratified by sex and educational level of respondents. The sample sizes are in the “Total” column. The other numbers are percentages, summed along the rows to 100%. There are some surprises, but I’ll let the data speak for itself….<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Total<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAgree strongly<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAgree<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nNeither<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nDisagree<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nStrongly disagree<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Algeria<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1252<\/span><\/td>\n44<\/span><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sex<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n635<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n57<\/span><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Female<\/span><\/td>\n617<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\n35<\/span><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bangladesh<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1489<\/span><\/td>\n34<\/span><\/td>\n49<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sex<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n825<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n38<\/span><\/td>\n49<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Female<\/span><\/td>\n664<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n29<\/span><\/td>\n49<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesia<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n992<\/span><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/td>\n52<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sex<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n499<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n36<\/span><\/td>\n50<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Female<\/span><\/td>\n493<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n18<\/span><\/td>\n55<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iran (Islamic Republic of)<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2496<\/span><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/td>\n28<\/span><\/td>\n18<\/span><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sex<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n1343<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Female<\/span><\/td>\n1153<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/td>\n25<\/span><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/td>\n21<\/span><\/td>\n19<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iraq<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2305<\/span><\/td>\n64<\/span><\/td>\n25<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sex<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n1114<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n63<\/span><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Female<\/span><\/td>\n1191<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n65<\/span><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jordan<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1219<\/span><\/td>\n43<\/span><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sex<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n593<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n57<\/span><\/td>\n29<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Female<\/span><\/td>\n626<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n29<\/span><\/td>\n34<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n18<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Morocco<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1012<\/span><\/td>\n56<\/span><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sex<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n496<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n66<\/span><\/td>\n22<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Female<\/span><\/td>\n516<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n47<\/span><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nigeria<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2020<\/span><\/td>\n83<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sex<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n1031<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n87<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Female<\/span><\/td>\n989<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n79<\/span><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pakistan<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1975<\/span><\/td>\n28<\/span><\/td>\n19<\/span><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sex<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n1021<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n34<\/span><\/td>\n18<\/span><\/td>\n19<\/span><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Female<\/span><\/td>\n954<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n22<\/span><\/td>\n21<\/span><\/td>\n21<\/span><\/td>\n23<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1494<\/span><\/td>\n52<\/span><\/td>\n30<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sex<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n753<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n64<\/span><\/td>\n26<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Female<\/span><\/td>\n741<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n39<\/span><\/td>\n33<\/span><\/td>\n19<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turkey<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3368<\/span><\/td>\n32<\/span><\/td>\n42<\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sex<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n1706<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n39<\/span><\/td>\n41<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Female<\/span><\/td>\n1662<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n25<\/span><\/td>\n43<\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Egypt<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3000<\/span><\/td>\n47<\/span><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sex<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n1540<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n53<\/span><\/td>\n29<\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Female<\/span><\/td>\n1460<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n40<\/span><\/td>\n34<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n22622<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n44<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Total<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAgree strongly<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAgree<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nNeither<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nDisagree<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nStrongly disagree<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Algeria<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1248<\/span><\/td>\n44<\/span><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education level (recoded)<\/span><\/td>\nLower<\/span><\/td>\n301<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n49<\/span><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle<\/span><\/td>\n544<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n46<\/span><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Upper<\/span><\/td>\n403<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n39<\/span><\/td>\n30<\/span><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bangladesh<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1476<\/span><\/td>\n34<\/span><\/td>\n49<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education level (recoded)<\/span><\/td>\nLower<\/span><\/td>\n789<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n34<\/span><\/td>\n52<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle<\/span><\/td>\n401<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n37<\/span><\/td>\n46<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Upper<\/span><\/td>\n286<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\n49<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesia<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n985<\/span><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/td>\n53<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education level (recoded)<\/span><\/td>\nLower<\/span><\/td>\n241<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n25<\/span><\/td>\n58<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle<\/span><\/td>\n411<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n28<\/span><\/td>\n53<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Upper<\/span><\/td>\n333<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n29<\/span><\/td>\n49<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iran (Islamic Republic of)<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2391<\/span><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/td>\n28<\/span><\/td>\n18<\/span><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education level (recoded)<\/span><\/td>\nLower<\/span><\/td>\n757<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n36<\/span><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle<\/span><\/td>\n981<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n21<\/span><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\n19<\/span><\/td>\n18<\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Upper<\/span><\/td>\n653<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/td>\n25<\/span><\/td>\n19<\/span><\/td>\n22<\/span><\/td>\n18<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iraq<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2288<\/span><\/td>\n64<\/span><\/td>\n25<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education level (recoded)<\/span><\/td>\nLower<\/span><\/td>\n1298<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n67<\/span><\/td>\n25<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle<\/span><\/td>\n577<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n63<\/span><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Upper<\/span><\/td>\n413<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n55<\/span><\/td>\n29<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jordan<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1217<\/span><\/td>\n43<\/span><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education level (recoded)<\/span><\/td>\nLower<\/span><\/td>\n587<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n54<\/span><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle<\/span><\/td>\n332<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n36<\/span><\/td>\n34<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Upper<\/span><\/td>\n297<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/td>\n38<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n19<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Morocco<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1012<\/span><\/td>\n56<\/span><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education level (recoded)<\/span><\/td>\nLower<\/span><\/td>\n788<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n63<\/span><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle<\/span><\/td>\n160<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n38<\/span><\/td>\n26<\/span><\/td>\n22<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Upper<\/span><\/td>\n64<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n22<\/span><\/td>\n30<\/span><\/td>\n25<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nigeria<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2012<\/span><\/td>\n83<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education level (recoded)<\/span><\/td>\nLower<\/span><\/td>\n768<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n83<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle<\/span><\/td>\n774<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n85<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Upper<\/span><\/td>\n470<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n80<\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pakistan<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1973<\/span><\/td>\n28<\/span><\/td>\n19<\/span><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education level (recoded)<\/span><\/td>\nLower<\/span><\/td>\n1078<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n36<\/span><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle<\/span><\/td>\n614<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n33<\/span><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Upper<\/span><\/td>\n281<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/td>\n36<\/span><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1494<\/span><\/td>\n52<\/span><\/td>\n30<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education level (recoded)<\/span><\/td>\nLower<\/span><\/td>\n135<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n46<\/span><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle<\/span><\/td>\n973<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n52<\/span><\/td>\n29<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Upper<\/span><\/td>\n386<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n52<\/span><\/td>\n30<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turkey<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3179<\/span><\/td>\n33<\/span><\/td>\n43<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education level (recoded)<\/span><\/td>\nLower<\/span><\/td>\n1975<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n37<\/span><\/td>\n48<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle<\/span><\/td>\n918<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n29<\/span><\/td>\n39<\/span><\/td>\n18<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Upper<\/span><\/td>\n287<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/td>\n23<\/span><\/td>\n33<\/span><\/td>\n29<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Egypt<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n2998<\/span><\/td>\n47<\/span><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education level (recoded)<\/span><\/td>\nLower<\/span><\/td>\n1516<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n53<\/span><\/td>\n32<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle<\/span><\/td>\n927<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n43<\/span><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Upper<\/span><\/td>\n555<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n38<\/span><\/td>\n30<\/span><\/td>\n18<\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n22272<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n45<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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We’ll be talking about Iran a lot in the near future in the United States. I doubt we’ll invade the country (thank god). But one thing I think needs to be emphasized: on social issues Iran is more “progressive” than many of our close allies in the region, like Saudi Arabia, and one of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,281],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-data","category-data-analysis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.razib.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.razib.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.razib.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.razib.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.razib.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53113"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.razib.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53535,"href":"https:\/\/www.razib.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53113\/revisions\/53535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.razib.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.razib.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.razib.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}