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Mona Eltahawy (monaeltahawy@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 05-Feb-2023 06:45:16 JST Mona Eltahawy

When the Taliban took over in Afghanistan last year, they banned women from sports. These pictures for AP by Ebrahim Noroozi of athletes who miss competing in their sport are heart wrenchingly incredible.
https://apnews.com/article/sports-soccer-youth-taliban-college-875079d49a1c8c7063da7c14f317a8b3
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1. 12 women wearing the all-encompassing burqa pose in front of a goal, each holding a ball or kneeling in front of it
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2. Afghan women athletes barred from play, fear Taliban threats
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Noura’s determination to play sports was so great that she defied her family’s opposition for years. Beatings from her mother and jeers from her neighbors never stopped her from the sports she loved.

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