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Women & rugby

Odd combination in Iran

Iranian female rugby players practice during a training session in Tehran's Azadi Stadium, 21 October 2007. Rugby and women may not seem an ideal combination in Islamic Iran but girls are taking to one of the toughest sports with enthusiasm, amid greater official encouragement for them to participate in physical activities.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)>>>Middle East Online

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05-Nov-2007
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Wondering!

by IraniValiAzad (not verified) on

I wonder why Islamic government doesn’t allow peaceful gathering of women during “roze zan”, and yet they allow a very few women to participate in sports that are not indigenous to the area such as Rugby, golf, etc. Is this to provide/create photo opportunities for western media to say, “we let our women to do anything they want to do, even if it is playing rugby”.

Keep in mind that, with most sports, the participants are drawn to the game from early age where kids play “football”, catch, etc. in schools, streets, yards with their peers. Where in Iran do you see young girls play rugby, football, volleyball, etc.? where are the facilities? Don’t fall for yet another akhonds’ propaganda … Moslem akhonds will never bring anything positive to lives of their “subjects”.


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Dr. MD go suck on eggs

by mrx (not verified) on

your comments are always stupid. what kind of a moron institution gave you a degree?
good to see women playing rugby. It's a nice sport and entertaining one. wish I could play it.


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to marde irooni

by sarekar (not verified) on

rast migi ,un moghe ke man ehtiyaj be mard dashtam zamani bood ke shoharam irooni bood...fokol keravatiye persian club boro ama vaghti mikhast jelo akhoonda bedoone hagho hoghoogh talagham bede ghoraan ro az hefz mishod..hala taze mifahmam hagho hoghoogh o aramesh yani chi ke shoharam irooni nist be zan zaeefe nemige ama namaz ham mikhoone bejash!!!Maardane besiyari ham darim ke beheshoon ehteream mizaram ama heif ke namardamoon bishtaran.hala ham ke kolle iran khanoomo daran be eshghe faheshe haye roosi vagozar mikonan be Russia.(dokhtaramoono ham ke dadan be sheikh haye arab)kolahetoono balatar bezarin.


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Sarkar..............

by Faribors Maleknasri M.D. (not verified) on

sure, every woman needs a Husband and every Man needs a wife. Both must be of course of best kind the "Marterial". However Rugby is not a typical iranian not even a iranian kind of sport. the reason is: rugby is inhuman. During the "game" are some Situations diveloped, where no refery can control the fouls. and the brutals do hurt the players of the other side and: there is no Possibility for controlling the ones who act brutaly and hurt other players. these situation build the fundaments of the this brutal and inhuman kind of sport. You may ask: typical american manner? I give no comment on these kind of questions. so is rugby no iranian sport. But thanks to democratic general conditions in Iran,every body is free to do what she/he wants unless is the freedom of others limited by the action. By rugby is the right of physical integrity of the players taken away. But they play conciensly on their own responbility. Greeting


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Dameshoon Garm!

by Kamangir on

I feel proud of these ladies. One day, you'll be able to practice all the sports you like, without the damn hijab or any islamic attire.

Keep up the good work!


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Sarekar khanoom

by Marde Irooni (not verified) on

Fekr mikonam shoma be ye mard ehtiyaj darid. Manzooram ye shoohare khoobe.


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ye rooz

by sarekar (not verified) on

belakhare shoma shir zanan e irani,kalleye bee gheirate mardaye Irooni ro (be gheir az eddeye maadoodi az MARD haye vagheyi)haminjuri mikkanin o be satle ashghale taarikh mindazin..affarin be shomaha ke taslim nemishin.