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Iran protests FIFA's ban of the hijab

Iran protests FIFA's ban of the hijab

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Jun 05, 2011
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The Iranian Football Federation is complaining to world soccer body FIFA against the banning of their women’s soccer team from wearing the traditional Islamic hijab during an Olympic qualifier match against Jordan.
Iranian state-run Press TV reported that the complaint was in response to FIFA’s cancellation of the match in the Jordanian capital of Amman …

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