Pictures that speak a thousand words
I can’t help getting emotional when I see pictures showing Iranian female fans of Team Melli watching their heroes’ practice session. Perhaps very symbolic but the picture of the woman under a veil, with a baby in her arm, watching the team train talks volumes to me.
I hope to see all these women in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium one day soon.
Here are some photos:
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Great photos.
And it’s going to happen. Hopefully sooner rather than later!




Ok Afshin you had my heart go out to the girl in the cap with the team colors on in Offside, now the picture of the woman in the veil has totally shredded it. Next protest march I want to carry one of the signs.
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Kapcro, I was not kidding about getting emotional. I have a sister who is also a football fanatic. She wrote this about her experience when she was a teenager in Tehran (scroll down to see comment #5):
http://www.lastkick.com/?p=875
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Hey I wasn’t kidding either. Its hard to see a person have a desire and love for the sport and be kept out. I was being totally serious about the exclusion these women must feel and standing beside them at least in spirit. I hope that it changes, the sooner the better.
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hey kapcro don’t you be so faith full for our women.belive me you cant realy understand what’s going on in iran.i mean you should first feel our culture then we realy appreciate your opinions
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hozhabr, could you elaborate on that? tell us what is really going on in Iran?
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I second Kia’s question. It would be interesting to hear from someone who lives in Iran.
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Hozhabr, I have been with Iranians during the 70’s for over ten years, both men and women. Have studied in college with good friends, worked with them, watched the revolution take place through their eyes both for and against. Even back then the Iranian women I knew were highly dissatisfied with their role in society. I strongly dislike discrimination of any kind, especially macho male domination of women. I believe women have the right to equality in any society and no justification can be put forth to abridge those rights. I do not see religious basis as a justification for that type of discrimination. Don’t like Islamic discrimination nor do I respect Catholic discrimination of women in my faith which also exists. If you can’t realize the poignancy of that picture that Afshin put up I can only hope you’ll take a hard look at your position and ask yourself if the women in your life should be subjected to that type of discrimination. I do not wish them to have to endure it. Please elaborate on what your position is with respect to women’s rights and something as simple as viewing a sporting event in public instead of being shunned and put in the role of second class citizens.
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zende bad iraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan




I didn’t notice: //mail. This princess here is c8wd there. c8w9 I pulled out the room. She said. Miller kept saying.


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