GENEVA—Iran’s women’s team was correctly prevented from playing a 2012 Olympics qualifier wearing Islamic head scarves, FIFA said Monday.
Iranian officials were “informed thoroughly” before Friday’s match against Jordan that the hijab scarf is banned for safety reasons, soccer’s governing body said.
“Despite initial assurances that the Iranian delegation understood this, the players came out wearing the hijab, and the head and neck totally covered, which was an infringement of the laws of the game,” FIFA said in a statement.
FIFA banned the hijab in 2007 and this year extended the safety rule to include neck warmers, which were also judged a threat to cause a choking injury. Soccer’s rules also prohibit religious statements in team uniforms. Read more
The picture shows that nuns used to wear Hijab. There is nothing to fear but fear itself!
Categories: Human Rights, Iran, Middle East, Sports, Women Rights
US administration, President Obama and Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton have been supporting women rights in Afghanistan and Iraq, we will hope that they will not discriminate against women in Iran and their right to play in olympics.
I think it is too invasive and discriminatory for countries, organizations and authorities to describe dress code for individuals.