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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Iran's women footballers faced an impossible choice, but we must not romanticise what they are going through | Shiva Mokri and Moones Mansoubi

Iranian women's football players' silent protest during the national anthem represents decades of feminist struggle and carries life-altering consequences regardless of whether they stay abroad or return home.
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Salute replaces silence for Iran after 'message from home'

Whether they were saying their prayers, or mouthing the anthem, it was clear to anyone watching on that the players had received the message from home that they needed to demonstrate symbolic solidarity with their homeland, currently under siege. Catherine Ordway, an Australian lawyer, academic and sport integrity consultant who has worked with numerous international sporting bodies, told DW.
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