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Iranian women’s soccer team banned from 2012 Games

By Chloe | Published: June 7, 2011

Tweet The Iranian women’s soccer team has effectively been banned from the 2012 Olympics because their uniform adheres to Iran’s interpretation of Islamic standards, and thereby violates FIFA’s Olympic ban on religious displays. The law of the Islamic Republic of Iran states that women must cover their heads in public. The FIFA rules for uniforms [...]

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