Women's right to attend sports events at centre of Iran's culture wars

From The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer Fri Sep 19 2014, 04:12:51

Iranian volleyball fans (Source: International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran)

By James M. Dorsey

A British-Iranian woman imprisoned In Tehran for attempting to watch a men's volleyball match is at the centre of Iran's cultural wars that constitute the backdrop to efforts to resolve problems with Iran's nuclear program and a struggle between reformists and conservatives in advance of parliamentary elections 18 months from now.

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