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trotsky

(49,533 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2020, 08:18 AM Jan 2020

Iran's only female Olympic medalist reportedly defects [View all]

http://www.startribune.com/iran-s-only-female-olympic-medalist-reportedly-defects/566921882/

Iran's only female Olympic medalist said she defected from the Islamic Republic in a blistering online letter that describes herself as “one of the millions of oppressed women in Iran.”

Taekwondo athlete Kimia Alizadeh posted the letter on Instagram as Iran's semiofficial ISNA news agency said she had fled to the Netherlands. She criticized wearing the mandatory hijab headscarf and accused officials in Iran of sexism and mistreatment.

...Her defection comes amid unprecedentedly high tensions between Iran and the United States.

In recent years, many Iranian athletes have left their country, citing government pressure. In September, Saeed Mollaei, an Iranian judoka, left the country for Germany. He said Iranian officials had forced him to not compete with Israeli judoka.

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Iran's only female Olympic medalist reportedly defects [View all] trotsky Jan 2020 OP

Interesting. Article said she went to The Netherlands. spooky3 Jan 2020 #1

I wonder what she thinks of western "feminists" agitating for the "right" of women to wear them here Ron Obvious Jan 2020 #2

I can see the argument. Act_of_Reparation Jan 2020 #3

I'm not so sure it's so easy to separate those two Major Nikon Jan 2020 #4

I didn't mean to imply the two aren't connected. Act_of_Reparation Jan 2020 #6

It certainly worked the other way around Major Nikon Jan 2020 #9

They aren't agitating that women should be forced to wear them... Dorian Gray Feb 2020 #37

the mandatory hijab headscarf Cartoonist Jan 2020 #5

Yeah it's funny how the people who want to attack "burqa bans"... trotsky Jan 2020 #7

Tolerance does not require one to tolerate intolerance Major Nikon Jan 2020 #10

The Netherlands? guillaumeb Jan 2020 #8

WHATABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! trotsky Jan 2020 #11

Do you claim an exclusive right to it? guillaumeb Jan 2020 #12

You need to decide if you want to be taken seriously or not. trotsky Jan 2020 #15

You just don't understand Major Nikon Jan 2020 #16

A truly ironic post. eom guillaumeb Jan 2020 #20

Yes, yours is. n/t trotsky Jan 2020 #26

Your power of projection is formidable. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #19

I gave you yet another chance to redeem yourself. trotsky Jan 2020 #25

No, you once again demonstrated, as if it were needed, guillaumeb Jan 2020 #27

So are you still going to whatabout and change the topic in other people's threads... trotsky Jan 2020 #28

two women in the Netherlands equals edhopper Jan 2020 #13

Someone here thinks . . . Cartoonist Jan 2020 #14

Good of you as a white male American to explain guillaumeb Jan 2020 #18

It never stopped you Cartoonist Jan 2020 #21

An excellent use of the CHinese card. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #22

You just don't understand Major Nikon Jan 2020 #24

It's a safe bet that violence isn't limited to Muslim countries Major Nikon Jan 2020 #17

Nor is violence limited to theists. eom guillaumeb Jan 2020 #23

Where in the Atheist Bible does Not-God encourage violence? Act_of_Reparation Feb 2020 #38

So, the state is anti-muslim, and in response, the muslims are anti-jewish? AtheistCrusader Jan 2020 #29

Do you put "all" of any category of people in one basket? guillaumeb Jan 2020 #30

It is 'all' in the context of all that you posted. AtheistCrusader Jan 2020 #31

You did in post #8 on this thread. trotsky Jan 2020 #32

You obviously misunderstood or misread the articles. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #33

Don't gaslight. n/t trotsky Feb 2020 #34

Stop making unsupported claims. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #35

I guess you must have misunderstood my claim. n/t trotsky Feb 2020 #36