Iranian women were allowed Thursday for the first time in three years to attend a football match of their country’s national team in a Tehran stadium, reports AFP. “I am very happy. This is the first time I have attended a match at the Azadi Stadium,” said a 26-year-old civil engineer who gave her name only as Mahya. She carried the national flag, and covered her head with a grey scarf. Ten thousand tickets, of which two thousand were exclusive to women, were available for the 2022 World Cup qualifying match between Iran and Iraq, ISNA news agency reported. Iran qualified for the 2022 FIFA Wor…
