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Let the Games Begin

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February 3, 2005
Barb Jacobs Utne.com 
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Although women in sports still stirs controversy in Iran, it has the support of many Iranian men. During the opening ceremony for the Games, parliament speaker Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel said that sports are an important part of a healthy society and 'we want to show to the worlds that Muslim women can be active in sporting fields while observing morals.' He also pointed out that, 'we want to prove that the Islamic Republic can develop women's sports without making a copy of other nations' programs since it has the capacity to promote sports among women and observe the Islamic dress code at the same time.'

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  • On The Issues Magazine 3/5/2009 12:50:43 PM

    It is absolutely a milestone for women in Iran to be able to compete as athletes. But it's also a reminder that we need to keep fighting for more rights. At On The Issues Magazine we are committed to the undeniable rights of women and in a story by the Iranian/German woman Sussan G., the struggles that females still face in Iran are made abundantly clear.

    http://www.ontheissuesmagazine.com/letters.php?id=5&curPage=0

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