Posted on 09/10/2019 6:30:20 AM PDT by neverevergiveup
An Iranian woman detained for dressing as a man to sneak into a soccer stadium to watch a match has died after setting herself on fire upon learning she could spend six months in prison, semi-official news outlets reported Tuesday.
The self-immolation death of 29-year-old Sahar Khodayari has shocked Iranian officials and the public, becoming an immediate hashtag trend across social media in the Islamic Republic.
It also comes as FIFA is working with Iranian authorities to overcome a ban on women entering stadiums for men’s games, a ban in place since the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. FIFA wants the issue resolved before Oct. 10 when Iran — the top-ranked team in Asia — hosts its first home World Cup qualifier against Cambodia.
Khodayari died on Monday at a Tehran hospital after suffering burns across 90% of her body. She had been on a respirator since dousing herself with gasoline in front of Tehran’s Ershad Courthouse on Sept. 2, according to the Iranian news website Rokna, which publishes in Iran with government permission.
She had just learned she could be tried by a Revolutionary Court in Iran and be put in prison for six months, her father told the website.
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May she Rest In Peace. She may be the spark that sets the nation on fire like the street vendor in Tunisia that started the Arab Spring....................
That’s a diehard fan.
But they were going to put her in prison. They're shocked????
Condolences to family and friends of Sahar Khodayari.
What a pathetic society .
She realized that she would be “honor killed” anyway.
Imagine giving up your life for a gay ass sport like soccer.
I'd immolate myself if I was risking a sentence of 6 months watching soccer.
Took out a Iranian muslim and a soccer fan in one fell swoop, good job!
Either a mentally ill woman or an extremely brave one, maybe both. We’ll see how much of a nerve she struck, it might be that there’s an entire movement of women that have had enough....could get interesting.
Muslims and mental illness are closely entwined.
.…...I see your point and it’s a valid one but this young lady, as mentally ill as she CLEARLY was, gave her life up primarily for “principle”.
That part of her ACT was brave and noble and I hope most of us here on FR will respect her for that.
Amazing how the lefty feminists love them some muslims.
Call me cynical, deranged, even mean... I just laughed when I read the headline.
Why has FIFA allowed Iran to be a member of FIFA when women can’t attend games?
That’s a very good question. My guess, in part, is because there is so much Islamic nation money in world football.
There is nothing good about an islamic government run by the unholy Koran.
So bribery is OK so long it's done by a state ?
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