https://pjmedia.com/michaelledeen/2008/09/06/the-women-continued/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 07:15:55 -0400<![CDATA[Friday morning, courtesy of Senator Rick Santorum, I attended a private screening of a new Iranian movie produced and directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh entitled &#8220;The Stoning of Sorayah M.&#8221;  It&#8217;s a very fine movie&#8211;which will premiere in Toronto next week&#8211;but a very unpleasant way to start the day.  As the title tell you, it&#8217;s about a woman (falsely) accused of adultery by her scheming husband, and, in keeping with Shari&#8217;a practice, she is stoned to death by her friends, relatives, and neighbors.  Not nice.  But very powerful.  It shows the worst, most misogynistic side of Iran, and by extension all those other Islamic countries where men hold life and death power over the women, and are rarely called to account themselves.]]>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:47:16 -0400<![CDATA[Michael Ledeen]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-ledeen/2008/09/06/the-women-continued-n186141