Iran May Separate Men and Women at Universities

Iran's higher education minister is studying plans that would separate men and women at the country's universities, The National reported. At most universities today, men and women attend the same classes, but sit in separate rows -- a degree of separation that falls far short of what some religious leaders are advocating. Ayatollah Safi Golpaigani said last week: "Mingling of male and female [students] thwarts scientific achievements and causes great corruption. The costs of segregation [for the government] are affordable however heavy they may be."