Niloufar Ardalan will miss AFC Women’s Futsal Championship because her spouse was able to halt her renewing her passport under country’s lawThe captain of an Iranian womens football team is to miss a forthcoming Asian championships because her husband would not allow her to renew her passport.
In a case highlighting Iran’s discriminatory law that requires married women to have permission from their husband before travelling abroad,Niloufar Ardalan, 30, or will not be able to join teammates for the AFC Women’s Futsal Championship,an critical showcase event in her 19-year career as a footballer.
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Source: theguardian.com