Posted on 09/16/2015 1:06:24 PM PDT by Olog-hai
The captain of the Iranian women’s soccer team will miss the Asian Cup tournament as her husband has confiscated her passport in a domestic quarrel, local media has reported.
The dispute between 30-year-old midfielder Niloufar Ardalan and her husband, sports journalist Mahdi Toutounchi, touches on the rights of women in the Islamic Republic. Under Iranian law, husbands can stop their wives from traveling outside of the country.
News of Ardalan missing the tournament came Monday, when Iranian news website fararu.com reported that Ardalan wouldn’t be traveling to Malaysia for the Asian Cup, which begins Thursday. Ardalan’s husband reportedly wanted her to be home for their son’s first day of school. …
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All races and religions are equal. Not!
If only Bill would keep Hillary in NY.
I’m sure the feminists will be all over this egregious demonstration of patriarchal control.
Any minute now.
Checks watch ...
I’m sure if they can be trusted with nuclear weapons pointed at us, they can be trusted to discipline their wives...
Well at least their women soccer players have male husbands.
Clearly the only reason why sports journalist Mahdi Toutounchi did not want his wife to travel outside the country was that his favorite goat was ill, and so instead of having relations with the goat, he was going to have to reluctantly spend time with his wife during the goat’s convalescence.
The whole spiel about his son’s first day at school was merely a pretext.
Yes, but how many other wives do the women have to share those husbands with? Never mind “the slaves which thy right hand possesseth” and all.
Moslems? They invented the Olympics too! And ballet!
He doesn't have another wife who can do that?
-PJ
Bill Clinton tried to cheer up Hillary this morning by reminding her that Nelson Mandela was elected President after he was released from prison.
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