After years of being banned from entering a stadium in my own country, for no crime other than being a woman, this is how I walked in.
This was the World Cup FIFA 2026 between England and Panama but for me, it was beyond that.
You have to be a woman from Iran or Afghanistan to truly understand this emotion.
For whom this simple act, walking into a stadium, moving with joy, showing my hair, sitting next to men, was not just forbidden. I was beaten for it. Imprisoned for it. Humiliated for it. Exiled for it. And even in exile, I became a target for multiple assassination plots.
And now people lecture me: "Don't politicize football."
I have a question: which part of my body hasn't already been politicized by the Islamic Republic? My hair? My voice? My seat in a stadium?
They turned our entire existence into a political battlefield. Every inch of a woman was a crime scene under their law.
And now I'm supposed to just sit back, eat a hot dog, and enjoy the game?
I did enjoy the game. England won. But walking through those gates, that was the real victory.
@TaraBull This image represents the Americans who don’t care about politics. They want to live their lives and even annoyed by us loud voices. But one day, they will have to face the cold reality, they have nowhere to hide, they have to face the bully and better to fight back.
The impact of our political activism and keeping our voices loud may not be apparent to us. It’s frustrating indeed. But just imagine if we all fell silent, all the corrupt uniparty politicians will behave without the slightest restraint. The communists will take over the whole government in no time. The movement to save America would instantly collapse. Fighting is hard, but keep fighting! Do our part and leave the rest to the Lord🙏
The impact of our political activism and keeping our voices loud may not be apparent to us. It’s frustrating indeed. But just imagine if we all fell silent, all the corrupt uniparty politicians will behave without the slightest restraint. The communists will take over the whole government in no time. The movement to save America would instantly collapse. Fighting is hard, but keep fighting! Do our part and leave the rest to the Lord🙏
Remember when American liberals and Euro socialists told us to boycott the World Cup because of Trump?
Remember when these same idiots claimed nobody would come and ticket sales would suck?
We just set a FIFA World Cup attendance record! 3.6M million soccer fans to date. The highest-ever in the history of the tournament! 🌎❤️
Take from that what you will.
@AnthonyGalli@thevivafrei I thought no tax on tips would make people happy, didn’t expect it would incentivize higher tip demand. Human nature, isn’t it?!