At the age of 36, Mashid had waited her whole life to be able to see Iran’s national football team play in person.
Yesterday, she became one of 4,000 female fans who cheered them to their biggest victory in decades after the Islamic republic allowed women to buy tickets to attend a match.
“This is a triumph for women of my homeland,” she told The Times, wrapped in the red, white and green national flag. “Our calls, pushes and efforts paid off.” [The Times (£)] Read more
