Iran allows women into soccer match for the first time in 35 years
Iranian women cheer as they wave their country's flag during a friendly soccer match between Iran and Bolivia Tuesday at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran. In a rare move, authorities allowed a select group of women to attend a men's game. (Vahid Salemi/Associated Press)/ In 2006, Iran’s president ...
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Iran prosecutor says no repeat of women at football matches ...
Iran's prosecutor general said there would be no repeat of women watching football matches inside stadiums, saying it would "lead to sin"/ The comments by Mohammad Jafar Montazeri came a day after around 100 women were allowed to watch their country take on Bolivia in a friendly at the national ...
Iran's Prosecutor Says It's A Sin For Women To Watch Men Play Football. These Women Watched Anyway.
A decision by Iranian authorities to allow a small group of selected women to watch an October 16 soccer match between Iran and Bolivia at Tehran’s Azadi (Freedom) Stadium was welcomed by the country’s reformist press as a step forward and a victory for Iranian women, who have been banned from ...
