IRNA - The first Iranian veiled female
football referee, Nadereh Doroudian, will judge the second West Asian women
football games in Jordan, it was reported on Sunday.
Doroudian will blow the whistle during the tournament which is to begin in
Amman as of September 3, secretary of the Football Federation's committee on
international affairs, Amir Karim-Pour, said.
He added that observing the Islamic dress code (Hijab) by Doroudian was not
contradictory to the regulations of the Federation of the International
Football Association (FIFA).
Karim-Pour expressed hope that Doroudian's presence with Hijab would
encourage Muslim women's more active presence in all fields of sports
including football.
The second West Asian women football games will start in the Jordanian
capital on Monday with the participation of Iran, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.
