A group of women in Tehran, Iran, disguised themselves as men to support their soccer team — revealing the length they went through just to attend a match.
The young women disguised themselves with fake beards and wigs so they could watch their team, Persepolis, play against Sepidrood at the Azadi Stadium.
Images and video of the women at the game were widely shared online, with people commemorating the women for their act of bravery.
Get breaking National news
“I am very proud of them and impressed that they can be so fearless, because it is a huge risk that they do that,” Melody Safavi, Iranian women’s rights activist and singer, told Reuters.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BiIErqoFnKu/?taken-by=mohadeseh.mahdavifar
There is no official law that bans women from going to public sporting events in Iran, but several women have been arrested for attempting to do so. The unofficial ban came after the Islamic revolution of 1979.
Just last March, 35 women were detained for going to a soccer match. Officials said they were temporarily held and released after the game.
- U.S. Election 2024: Questions arise over groups door-knocking for Donald Trump
- FBI agents board vessel managed by company whose other cargo ship collapsed Baltimore bridge
- Secret Service’s next challenge: Keeping scores of world leaders safe at the UN General Assembly
- Top Hezbollah leader was among the 37 people killed in Israeli strike in Beirut
Comments