Women 'Forbidden' From Attending U.S. vs. Iran Volleyball Game

NBC News ^ | 9:54 AM | Ali Arouzi

[Dave346]

TEHRAN — Women have been "forbidden" from watching Iran play the U.S. volleyball team on Friday night despite the government signaling it would loosen restrictions on females attending sports events.

Earlier this month, Iran's Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Shahindokht Molaverdi announced that a limited number of women — mainly members of players' families — would be allowed at upcoming men's volleyball matches. In an interview with The Associated Press, Molaverdi said women could also now watch live basketball, handball and tennis. However, women would not be allowed to attend soccer, swimming and wrestling.

Hardliners objected angrily to her comments.

A group of basij militia held a "prayer protest" outside the sports ministry on Tuesday and deeply conservative groups have threatened to "spill blood" if women try to attend Friday's game.

And in a clear sign of back-pedaling, the state-run ISNA news service on Friday quoted an official from Iran's volleyball federation as saying "the entry of women at volleyball matches is forbidden."

The rivals will face each other at the 12,000-seat Azadi Sports Complex.

[Politicalkiddo]

You couldn’t pay me to enter that troglodyte country. They probably just kidnap random women and sell them off along with their goats.

[treetopsandroofs]

NOW doesn’t give an obama about women.

Their big piece of Obama is in the White Hut, and voting the complete ‘Rat ticket are all that matter to them.

[dfwgator]

And of course this so-called pro-Feminist government wouldn’t even think of pulling out of the match.

[ansel12]

This is as good movie about that. "Offside (Persian: آفساید ‎) is a 2006 Iranian film directed by Jafar Panahi, about girls who try to watch a World Cup qualifying match but are forbidden by law because of their sex. Female fans are not allowed to enter football stadiums in Iran on the grounds that there will be a high risk of violence or verbal abuse against them. The film was inspired by the director's daughter, who decided to attend a game anyway. The film was shot in Iran[1] but its screening was banned there."

[OttawaFreeper]

Gee and I thought we could trust them in the nuclear negotiations.

[dfwgator]

Now imagine if during Apartheid in South Africa, the US volleyball team played South Africa in Johannesburg, and they didn’t allow blacks to attend. You think we would have gone through with it?

[TYVets]

Where is the huge protest from the NOW gang?

The MSM is full of stories about livid members?

[Popman]

Why isn't the U.S. volleyball team boycotting the game ?

Wait' no need to answer...

[darkangel82]

FIFA wouldn’t let them in the World Cup for that reason.

[dfwgator]

But discrimination against 50% of the population is perfectly okiley-dokiley.

[Mr. Jeeves]

...deeply conservative groups have threatened to "spill blood" if women try to attend Friday's game.

Those damned Republicans - it's always their fault. :)

[Dave346]

Better question: Why was the match even scheduled to begin with?

Is it part of Zero’s grand rapprochement with the world’s worst regime?

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The rational Mullahs, so says Obama.

[KC_Lion]

Protect Iran Against American Imperialism!!!!/Lib Think

[dfwgator]

If only South Africa had oil.

[Sir Napsalot]

>>> Where is the huge protest from the NOW gang?

They couldn’t care less about women being stoned to death, what’s with this mere volleyball game?

NOW: ‘Can’t pass judgment on another’s culture’ claptrap.

[dfwgator]

Remember the 1976 Summer Olympics, when the African nations boycotted because New Zealand was allowed to participate even though their Rugby team toured South Africa.

[Scrambler Bob]

boycotting —

Sexist

girl cotting
transcotting
etc.

Whatever ...

[darkangel82]

I wasn’t around then but I have read the history of that.