Iran allows women inside stadium to watch men’s league football match after easing 40-year-old ban

Thousands of women cheered their local teams at a stadium in the Iranian capital Tehran on August 31, 2022, after the government relaxed a long-standing ban that prevented females from watching men’s soccer matches in person. The prohibition, which dates back to the 1979 Islamic revolution, was reportedly meant to shield women from men’s profanity.