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To: Sully- who wrote (5616)	5/9/2006 8:21:52 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 14758

IRAN: Ayatollah halts bid to allow women to watch sport The Scotsman ^ \| May 9, 2006 \| EDMUND BLAIR IRAN'S supreme leader has vetoed a decision by the president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to allow women into sports stadiums, after the move caused a furore in the clerical establishment. It is the first time Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final word on matters of state in Iran's system of clerical rule, has openly challenged government policy since Mr Ahmadinejad's inauguration last August. A government spokesman told a news conference: "Iran's supreme leader has instructed the government to consider the religious leaders' views and reverse its decision [to let women into stadiums]. The government will act based on this instruction." Several high-ranking clerics had criticised the president's announcement last month that women would be permitted to watch men compete in sports stadiums for the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The president's move had surprised many, given his traditional religious background and pledge to restore revolutionary values. He said that the best seats in sports stadiums should be allocated to women and families and argued that their presence in public places "promotes chastity". After the revolution, women were originally prevented from entering sports stadiums because sportsmen were wearing shorts. More recently, officials have said women were barred because it was inappropriate for them to be in crowds where strong language or bad behaviour was expected.