This week I am group one's country investigator and I decided to do a little bit of research on Iran. Iran is a middle eastern country near Turkey, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Iran has been an Islamic theocracy since the 1980's. In Iran it is common for children to end their education after just a few years into elementary schools. Because family's are so poor every member of the family is expected to contribute. This means girls helping doing household chores. Many people do not see the value of a girl getting a education if all she is going to do is clean the house, and tend to crops. On average most girls in Iran marry at around 12 years old and are powerless to refuse. Once married their chances of education decrease even further (their husbands do not want them going anywhere unescorted.) "Traditional attitudes are slowly beginning to change, however, as fathers see how their daughters are engaging in positive activities. Religious leaders have been asked to spread the word at Friday prayers and help transform old traditions into a new source of hope for girls in Iran."