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Iranian women exceptionally attend one football match
26-10-2018
For the first time in the history of the Islamic Revolution, the Iranian authorities allowed women to watch from inside the stadium the country’s national team playing against Bolivia, Al Akhbar reported today. The decision came after approval by Tehran Central Insurance of a request submitted by Iran’s Football Federation’s to this effect, where specific seats were allocated for Iranian women which prevents their mixing with men. Al Akhbar wrote that while football supporters and fans were optimistic about the step, which could at some point in the future, okay women’s access to stadiums, the euphoria did not last. The next day following the Iranian league’s match, authorities again prevented women from entering. To clarify the subject, attorney general of Iran, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, said allowing females into stadiums will not be repeated, warning any official who attempts to do under any condition or pretext, according to Mehr News Agency. Since the onset of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, authorities in Iran have banned women from attending athletic contests, namely, men’s soccer matches and wrestling, noting that there is no official ban or law to this end. The local authorities have been enforcing orders on women, unjustified. (Al Akhbar, October 26, 2018)
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