WEST BANK: Middle East Women's Football

Palestinian women and girls wave flags and cheer during a women's friendly football match at the Faisal al Hussaini Stadium on Monday, 26 October, 2009, in Al Ram, West Bank. More than 10,000 women came to watch the first-ever home game for the Palestinian women's football team in a friendly match against Jordan. Religious and cultural barriers in the Middle East often prevent women from participating in sports dominated by men. The creation of women's football teams in Iran and Kuwait were...
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Palestinian women and girls wave flags and cheer during a women's friendly football match at the Faisal al Hussaini Stadium on Monday, 26 October, 2009, in Al Ram, West Bank. More than 10,000 women came to watch the first-ever home game for the Palestinian women's football team in a friendly match against Jordan. Religious and cultural barriers in the Middle East often prevent women from participating in sports dominated by men. The creation of women's football teams in Iran and Kuwait were banned after being dubbed as 'un-Islamic' by religious clerics and government officials.
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