Iran to protest hijab ban on women's football team
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The Iranian women's soccer/football team was banned from playing in an Olympic qualifier match, ending their hopes of competing in the 2012 Olympics. The reason, says the Guardian, was because of their uniforms, which, in accordance with Islamic dress code, requires that their bodies be fully covered, including their hair. The Iranian football team's uniform, with long-sleeve and long-pants tracksuits, neck warmers and head coverings, breaks FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) rules, according to a football federation official, a Bahraini national.
The AFP reports that, following the official's decision, photos of the Iranian women's team players in team standing around their country's flag were shown on Iranian TV.
These are FIFA's rules for the 2012 Olympics:
"Players and officials shall not display political, religious, commercial or personal messages or slogans in any language or form on their playing or team kits."
Last April, the Iranian women's team was banned from FIFA competition due to its wearing headscarves. The head of women's affairs at Iran's football federation said the country had made changes to the uniforms and "believed it had been given the approval of the world federation and of its president, Sepp Blatter." Says Farideh Shojaei, a board member of the Football Federation of the Republic of Iran:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jAiQQAhdydnz9Dq4IxkKNAmSdClQ?...
The AFP reports that, following the official's decision, photos of the Iranian women's team players in team standing around their country's flag were shown on Iranian TV.
These are FIFA's rules for the 2012 Olympics:
"Players and officials shall not display political, religious, commercial or personal messages or slogans in any language or form on their playing or team kits."
Last April, the Iranian women's team was banned from FIFA competition due to its wearing headscarves. The head of women's affairs at Iran's football federation said the country had made changes to the uniforms and "believed it had been given the approval of the world federation and of its president, Sepp Blatter." Says Farideh Shojaei, a board member of the Football Federation of the Republic of Iran:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jAiQQAhdydnz9Dq4IxkKNAmSdClQ?...
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JohnA
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They were not banned from playing. They were perfectly welcome to play. All they had to do was abide by the same uniform rules that every other team had to.
- 12 months ago
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JohnA
