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Islamic Women Iran
Iranian women watch a training session of Iran's national football team from behind a gate. Women are not allowed to enter the stadium at Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) Sports Complex. In April 2006, Iran's supreme leader Ali Khameini vetoed an order by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to end a 26-year-old ban on women entering stadiums for major sporting events including football matches. Religious conservatives are clearly eager to maintain the strict male-female segregation ushered in by Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution. IRAN - May 2006.
Photo ID: ISLAMIC_WOMEN_IR047
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