Female lawmaker Fatemeh Rahbar tells Rooz that members of the women's rights movement ‎have not communicated any of their demands to Majlis representatives. She adds that if editors ‎of the recently suspended Zanan magazine take their complaint to the Majlis, lawmakers are ‎willing to examine their case. Below is an excerpt of this interview. ‎

Rooz (R): What are the major differences between female MP's in the sixth Majlis and female ‎MP's in the seventh Majlis?‎

Fatemeh Rahbar (FR): The sixth Majlis was more controversial. In the seventh Majlis there are ‎female MP's who are working silently under the guidance of Islamic jurists to change some of ‎the laws in favor of women. They are working calmly and silently, and are removed from ‎political and factional bickering. ‎

‎(R): How does the seventh Majlis view movements such as the One Million Signatures ‎Campaign to Change Discriminatory Laws? ‎

‎(FR): Unfortunately, some movements were formed inside the country that did not communicate ‎with us in any way. It would have been much between if a formal channel of communication ‎was opened with the Majlis. We in the Majlis were willing to examine their demands within the ‎framework of Islamic laws and the regime's interests. But, unfortunately, such communication ‎never took place because the responsibility to communicate was on their shoulders. ‎

‎(R): What is your opinion on the suspension of Zanan, one of the oldest women's magazines in ‎Iran? ‎

‎(FR): In our country we have laws that everyone must abide by. I hope that if Zanan committed ‎an unlawful act it realizes that it did so. God willing, this problem will be solved in the press ‎court after both sides bring up and discuss their worries. ‎

‎(R): As a female MP, have you followed up on this issue?‎

‎(FR): No, look, the legal process is taking place. As Majlis MP's we are not supposed to involve ‎ourselves in every issue and disrupt the legal process. If a complaint is submitted to us we will ‎review it, but we have not received any complaints yet. ‎

‎(R): If the magazine's editors contact you, are you willing to assist them?‎

‎(FR): Yes, the Majlis door is open to everyone. Anyone who accepts us as a representative is ‎welcome to come and we will examine their complaint within the framework laid out by law. ‎