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  • Iran captain set to miss Asian Cup as husband took passport (women’s soccer team)

    09/16/2015 1:06:24 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 12 replies
    Associated Press ^ | Sep. 16, 2015 7:53 AM EDT | Jon Gambrell
    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...