Iranian women are enjoying their liberty, assisting the World Cup in Germany.
An Iranian woman dances and waves the national colors prior to the Portugal v Iran Group D soccer match at the World Cup stadium in Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, June 17, 2006. The other teams in Group D are Mexico and Angola. (AP Photo/Darco Vojinovic)
An Iranian woman waves a national flag prior to the Group D soccer match between Portugal and Iran at the World Cup stadium in Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, June 17, 2006. The other teams in Group D are Mexico and Angola. (AP Photo/Darco Vojinovic)
Iranian women wave national flags prior to the Portugal v Iran Group D soccer match at the World Cup stadium in Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, June 17, 2006. The other teams in Group D are Mexico and Angola. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Islamic ban ignored:
FRANKFURT, Germany, June 19 (UPI) -- Iranian women in Germany are ignoring the Islamic ban on them attending soccer matches and taking off their veils to watch the World Cup.ENJOY!
Even though their team lost 2-0 to Portugal in Frankfurt Saturday, The Times of London reported thousands of the women not only left their veils at home, but dyed their hair and painted their faces the red, white and green of their flag's colors.
Iran's ruling Muslim clerics decreed women cannot attend soccer games where they can see the bare legs of a man to whom they are not married.
The newspaper said while some Iranian women attended the game in conservative clothing, others sported T-shirts saying "Iran Girl" and screamed as loudly as any other fans.
Iran's final World Cup game this year is Wednesday against Angola.
When they return:
An Iranian woman watches the practice session of Iran's national soccer team from behind a fence as women are banned from entering the stadium at Azadi (freedom) sport complex in Tehran, Iran May 21, 2006. WORLD CUP 2006 PREVIEW REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl
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