Ghitis : Kurdish region in Iran approved new law ordering equality for women . And the pressure from ISIS may just be moving them even farther along the road to equality . Move shows ideological battleground between the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , which enslaves women , and Kurdish . Ghitis says it 's message to Islamic State on human rights and equality , to encourage West 's support . Ghitis : Battle against ISIS helping Kurdish women achieve equality .
Ghitis : Kurdish region in Iran approved new law ordering equality for women . Move shows ideological battleground between the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , which enslaves women , and Kurdish . Ghitis says it 's message to Islamic State on human rights and equality , to encourage West 's support . Ghitis : Battle against ISIS helping Kurdish women achieve equality .