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Iranian state television blocks German top football match because referee was a woman

Feb 19, 2019 3:00 pm By Christine Douglass-Williams

“Iranian state television reportedly failed to broadcast a German top flight football match because the referee was a woman,” and she wasn’t dressed properly. “Strict rules in the Islamic Republic do not allow the broadcast of images of women showing large amounts of flesh,” in accordance with Quranic teaching (24:31, 33:59).

“The Iranian women’s football team play in hijab, long-sleeved shirts and trousers.”

“Iran cancels broadcast of Bundesliga match ‘because of woman referee,'” by Ben Farmer, Telegraph, February 18, 2019:

Iranian state television reportedly failed to broadcast a German top flight football match because the referee was a woman.

The Bundesliga match between Bayern Munich and Ausberg was not shown because German referee Bibiana Steinhaus was officiating, German press reported, citing Iranian media.

Strict rules in the Islamic Republic do not allow the broadcast of images of women showing large amounts of flesh. Ms Steinhaus’s football shorts are thought to have been too much for the religious censors.

Natalie Amiri, Iran correspondent for German public broadcaster ARD, tweeted that the broadcast in Iran had been cancelled “at the last minute,” asking, “and who is responsible? Of course it’s Bibi again.”

Football is hugely popular in Iran and has become a cultural flashpoint for the Islamic republic.

The Iranian women’s football team play in hijab, long-sleeved shirts and trousers….

 

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  1. Lightship Chaplain says

    Feb 19, 2019 at 3:11 pm

    What, they never had a mother who was a referee?

    • gravenimage says

      Feb 21, 2019 at 2:05 pm

      Not in Iran…

  2. keith Oades says

    Feb 19, 2019 at 4:07 pm

    Lets see.
    Rape? OK
    Murder? OK
    Blowing up shit? OK
    Lying? OK
    Showing a woman in a position of authority over men? NOT OK!!!!!

    • christianblood says

      Feb 19, 2019 at 5:32 pm

      Wellington

      Facebook blocks pages with MILLIONS of subscribers because of “Russian connection”.
      More below:

      https://www.rt.com/news/451709-soapbox-backthen-wasted-suspended-facebook/

      • gravenimage says

        Feb 19, 2019 at 6:03 pm

        Yes, this is a bad thing from Facebook.

        Since Wellington has previously criticized Facebook for their censorship, addressing this to him makes no sense.

        Does christianblood have a problem with Iran being misogynist? I very much doubt it. He has applauded everything that Iran does, including *stoning women to death*, because it goes against Western values, which he hates.

        He has also said that women have no right to report wife beating to the police or courts, and in fact should hide such crimes to protect their abusers. *Ugh*.

        • Wellington says

          Feb 19, 2019 at 7:53 pm

          Thank you, gravenimage. Yes, I want nothing to do with Facebook which I call Farcebook. Everyone of sense and decency should rid themselves of this leftist, double standard, Internet hypocrite.

          And so, christianblood, what is your point respecting me specifically where Facebook is concerned?

          See how it’s done, christianblood. Westerners aplenty regularly criticize many things about the West but when have you EVER criticized anything about Russia?

          See the problem? No, I’m sure you don’t.

        • gravenimage says

          Feb 19, 2019 at 8:09 pm

          +1

  3. Wellington says

    Feb 19, 2019 at 4:50 pm

    Hey, christianblood, nice to see Iran again in progressive and liberal mode, eh?

    • christianblood says

      Feb 19, 2019 at 5:52 pm

      Wellington

      America’s Facebook blocks not just one individual but millions of subscribers because they may have some “Russian” connections! So long ‘freedom of speech’, ‘freedom of press’ etc!

      https://www.rt.com/news/451709-soapbox-backthen-wasted-suspended-facebook/

      • gravenimage says

        Feb 19, 2019 at 6:08 pm

        christianblood has always sneered at freedom of the press before.

        I guess he is only a fan of certain kinds of censorship.

  4. gravenimage says

    Feb 19, 2019 at 5:58 pm

    Iranian state television blocks German top football match because referee was a woman
    ………………..

    This should not surprise. Islam hates women.

  5. Krishna says

    Feb 19, 2019 at 10:16 pm

    There is no mentals like Iranian mullahs

  6. Or Else! says

    Feb 19, 2019 at 11:27 pm

    Channel surfing on Iranian State TV:

    1. Game of Caliphates
    2. Dude, Where’s My Car Bomb?
    3. The “Big Bang” Theory
    4. Mad Men
    5. Covering Grey’s Anatomy
    6. Death to American Idol
    7. Muslim-Only “Friends”
    8. Shari’ah Law & Order

    Feel free to add to the list…..

    • Or Else! says

      Feb 19, 2019 at 11:45 pm

      Edit to #4. MuhamMad Men

    • c matt says

      Feb 20, 2019 at 4:28 pm

      From the Iranian DYI channel:

      9. Blower Upper

  7. Watto35 says

    Feb 20, 2019 at 4:02 am

    Even worse was the occasion last month when a political discussion on Iranian TV was taken off the air when the French journalist used the phrase – “A person I saw…” This was deemed disgusting by the Iranian censors and the French journalist was arrested and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Why? Well, the word “person” in French is a ‘feminine’ noun and the journalist was arrested for using a ‘feminine’ noun in public.
    Of course I’m JOKING. Nothing could be more stupid or ridiculous but we are talking about Iran.

  8. Westman says

    Feb 20, 2019 at 11:07 am

    Amazing, a religion that does not reach men to have control over themselves; instead it places the onus on females to wear a tent and then calls itself unbiased against women. It must be that it is considered unbiased if “Allah” or Muhammad said women are inferior. Such a terrible roll of the dice; one throw and you’re the king or the slave.

    • gravenimage says

      Feb 20, 2019 at 3:30 pm

      +1

  9. Ed says

    Feb 20, 2019 at 11:09 am

    Yea! put women on everything that goes to Iran, maybe they will crawl back into the cave and come out an improved version.

  10. Tom S. says

    Feb 21, 2019 at 9:33 am

    Not just a woman. A Nordic goddess. Can’t have a Valkyrie like her seen without a veil. Every cell in my body, with epigenetic memories, wants to have babies with her.

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