http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101024/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_university_restrictions

quote from the article:  “The list includes law, philosophy, management, psychology, political science and the two subjects that appear to cause the most concern among Iran’s conservative leadership — women’s studies and human rights.”

IMHO:

By preventing people from learning about other perspectives I think small groups of people promote misunderstandings and raise barriers, fear and mistrust among human beings.