“Some men, even the most educated,” Nassrin continued fiercely, “think of this as progressive. I had to argue with a friend—a male friend—that the only way he could convince me this was progressive was if the law gave women the same rights as men. You want to know how open-minded these men are? I’m not talking about the religious guys—no, the secular ones,” she said, tossing another orange peel into the fire. “Just ask them about marriage. Talk about hypocrisy!”
