Women in the Middle East face discrimination on the
day to day basis. Women are fighting to gain awareness and improve their life
situations. There is injustice being done to women all around due to sexism and
stereotypes. Women are being jailed unjustly and killed without much effort to
find the perpetrators. Now there are women’s rights movements happening now all
over the globe to help end the repression, especially in the Middle East and
other Asian countries.
Due to the Islamic Revolution in 1979, women were
barred from men athletic sporting events. The ban was set in place because
officials felt that “mixed crowds” was un-Islamic and against morals of their
nation. For a moment women were allowed to attend certain volleyball games but
when a new president came to power in 2005 even volleyball games became under
restriction. Now there has finally been talk about the ban being lifted for
some of the men sporting events but not all beginning next year. Why it will
not happen until next year is still an issue with many. Why should women have
to wait another year? Iran had been one of the countries in the running to host
the 2019 Asian Cup for soccer but did not win. Many feel like it was not
awarded to them because of the women restrictions. For such a huge event many
feel as if it will not be fair to force women to sit out.
When will women in these countries have justice?
Women everywhere should be allowed the same freedoms as everyone else.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/05/middleeast/iran-women-sports-events/index.html
Illyana Massey
4/10/15 9:52 pm
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