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Women 'Forbidden' From Attending U.S. vs. Iran Volleyball Game
NBC News ^
| 9:54 AM
| Ali Arouzi
Posted on 06/19/2015 10:54:33 AM PDT by 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.
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posted on
06/19/2015 10:54:33 AM PDT
by
Dave346
To: Dave346
You couldn’t pay me to enter that troglodyte country. They probably just kidnap random women and sell them off along with their goats.
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posted on
06/19/2015 11:00:07 AM PDT
by
Politicalkiddo
("Educate people without religion and you make them but clever devils."-The Duke of Wellington)
To: Dave346
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.
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posted on
06/19/2015 11:00:54 AM PDT
by
treetopsandroofs
(Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
To: Dave346
And of course this so-called pro-Feminist government wouldn’t even think of pulling out of the match.
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posted on
06/19/2015 11:01:53 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Dave346
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."
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posted on
06/19/2015 11:03:24 AM PDT
by
ansel12
(Trump- I identify as Democrat-- favorite president?-Clinton-- your veep? "Oprah my first choice".)
To: Dave346
Gee and I thought we could trust them in the nuclear negotiations.
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posted on
06/19/2015 11:07:10 AM PDT
by
OttawaFreeper
("Keeping your stick down used to be a commandment, but not anymore" Harry Sinden, 1988)
To: Dave346
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?
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posted on
06/19/2015 11:09:19 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Dave346
Where is the huge protest from the NOW gang?
The MSM is full of stories about livid members?
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posted on
06/19/2015 11:09:25 AM PDT
by
TYVets
To: Dave346
Why isn't the U.S. volleyball team boycotting the game ?
Wait' no need to answer...
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posted on
06/19/2015 11:10:49 AM PDT
by
Popman
(Christ Alone: My Cornerstone...I'm)
To: dfwgator
FIFA wouldn’t let them in the World Cup for that reason.
To: darkangel82
But discrimination against 50% of the population is perfectly okiley-dokiley.
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posted on
06/19/2015 11:15:04 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Dave346
...deeply conservative groups have threatened to "spill blood" if women try to attend Friday's game. Those damned Republicans - it's always their fault. :)
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posted on
06/19/2015 11:20:19 AM PDT
by
Mr. Jeeves
(Heteropatriarchal Capitalist)
To: Popman
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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posted on
06/19/2015 11:40:16 AM PDT
by
Dave346
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posted on
06/19/2015 12:06:40 PM PDT
by
SJackson
(an emotional nation, not a rational nation. You work from your gut and not your mind, BHO on Israel)
To: Dave346; Mr. Jeeves; EQAndyBuzz; Sir Napsalot; SJackson
Protect Iran Against American Imperialism!!!!/Lib Think
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posted on
06/19/2015 12:14:19 PM PDT
by
KC_Lion
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To: darkangel82
If only South Africa had oil.
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posted on
06/19/2015 12:14:51 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: TYVets; treetopsandroofs
>>> 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.
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posted on
06/19/2015 12:26:30 PM PDT
by
Sir Napsalot
(Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
To: darkangel82
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.
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posted on
06/19/2015 12:28:58 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Popman
boycotting —
Sexist
girl cotting
transcotting
etc.
Whatever ...
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posted on
06/19/2015 12:29:33 PM PDT
by
Scrambler Bob
(Using 4th keyboard due to wearing out the "/" and "s" on the previous 3)
To: dfwgator
I wasn’t around then but I have read the history of that.
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