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Saudi and Iranian women fight for right to compete

Tehrān : Iran | Aug 02, 2012 at 7:01 PM PDT
Source: Jerusalem Post
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Faramazh Beheshti The 2012 Summer Olympics have been unofficially dubbed the Year of the Woman since for the first time ever, every country taking part even Saudi Arabia, Brunei and Qatar has fielded a female athlete. Yet human rights and women's groups said many hurdles still remain, and called on... FULL ARTICLE AT Jerusalem Post
 
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