titanthakur Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 https://sports.yahoo.com/irans-woman-ban-fifa-in-spotlight-after-female-soccer-fan-sahar-khodayari-dies-from-setting-herself-on-fire-202045786.html?hl=1&noRedirect=1 An Iranian woman arrested and detained for attending a soccer match in the country died this week after setting herself on fire once she discovered she could be jailed for the transgression, the Associated Press reported. Khodayari disguised herself as a man to attend Tehran’s Azadi Stadium and watch her favorite team, Esteghlal, play the United Arab Emirates team, Al Ain, in March. Khodayari had to disguise herself as a man to watch her favorite team in person because women are forbidden from attending in Iran. They’re also forbidden to watch in public places, such as restaurants. Religious leaders argue it violates Muslim law promoting piety. The ban has been in place since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and was briefly rescinded in 2006, per the Washington Post. This past October, women were allowed to attend their national team’s friendly in a separate section of the stadium from men. Hundreds flocked to the stadium for their opportunity. Something has to be done about this. It's 2019 and Women can't even ATTEND soccer games in Iran?! Upsetting to see how the women's soccer players in our country don't have petitions against this but only on rules that are affecting them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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