Authorities in Iran banned women from entering most sporting events
following the 1979 Islamic Revolution because mixed crowds enjoying
games was deemed un-Islamic.
According to CNN,for the past 35 years, the crowds at football games, Iran's most popular sport have been all male.
According to CNN,for the past 35 years, the crowds at football games, Iran's most popular sport have been all male.
Iranian women were briefly
allowed to attend volleyball matches during the presidency of moderate
Mohammad Khatami but the ban was reinstated in 2005 when Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad came to power.
In an apparent effort to avoid mixed crowds watching this year's World Cup, authorities warned restaurants not to broadcast games.
The president
of the Coffee Shop Owners Union told ISNA news agency that
“we have told our members that during the World Cup games they must
either turn the TV off or switch to a channel which is not broadcasting
the games.”
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