![]() ![]() ![]() Times, though, have changed and the backward rule no longer “fits with the character of the country”, she says. Step by step there were just no women inside stadiums,” says Shojaei, who has Canadian citizenship “When the revolution happened the whole country was chaotic, the universities were closed, after almost two years the hijab became mandatory and then the Iran-Iraq war happened. View image in fullscreen Women supported Iran in great numbers at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The ban is not written anywhere, it was never introduced, as such, instead creeping in as the political Islam of Ayatollah Khomeini took control of the 1979 revolution, birthed the Islamic Republic of Iran and tightened its grip on a country in turmoil. Two years ago, in a video shared by Radio Farda, he said: “I think if we would have to build a stadium that could hold 200,000 spectators, because we see the flood of passion from our ladies.” Her brother has also been vocal in support of women in the stands. “I thought that I could do something about it because it’s not a law.” That’s when I thought that I had to do something,” she says. “I watched the Brazil World Cup in 2014 and I saw many people and many women from Iran watching. For five years Shojaei has, without the knowledge of her brother, travelled the world following the top-ranked Asian team (23rd in the Fifa world rankings) with banners in tow highlighting the oppressive ban – including at Iran’s 2018 World Cup group games. ![]()
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