"Another FIFA Fiasco: Iran Women Banned from Olympic Qualifier Over Headscarves"
" ... Let the men at FIFA and the government of Iran go to battle over how to dress women athletes. All the bluster in the world won't change the fact that a group of talented women lost the chance to play at the Olympics because of their outfits. ... "
Retrieved HERE by Pat Darnell | June 9, 2011 | Bryan TX
" ...The team forfeited the qualifier against Jordan last Friday because they would not play without their specially-designed head and neck-covering scarves. FIFA says the team's headgear violates uniform rules that set out before the match — a claim denied by Iran. (EMILY RAUHALA. Thursday, June 9, 2011. LINK (3)) ..."
" ... The man [Blatter] who bans the hijab proposed in 2004 that women players wear "hot pants" on the pitch to boost the sport's popularity. He said that the "tighter shorts" would produce "a more female aesthetic. (CBSNews, Dave Zirin. LINK (4)) ... "
The suppression of the Burkha, being itself suppressed, has made Burkha Bans a modern clausterfuck:
The Knuckleduster Mosquito Man of Iran says of Sepp Blatter and the FIFA: " ... "Theses are the dictators and colonialists who want to impose their lifestyle on others," Ahmadinejad said. ... "
(Rauhala, Emily. June 9, 2011. LINK) ... "
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_______Reference(1) http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/04/athe-ocracy-whats-behind-frances-burkha-ban-security-or-statist-s
(2) http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2010/05/20/riots-over-the-burqa-in-paris%E2%80%94it%E2%80%99s-gaza-on-seine-all-over-again/
(3) http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2011/06/09/another-fifa-fiasco-iran-women-banned-from-olympic-qualifier-over-headscarves/
(4) http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/06/08/opinion/main20070233.shtml
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