Home
Storia in 2 fonti
In Morocco, exiled Afghan women footballers find hope on the pitch
CASABLANCA: Manoozh Noori said she “wanted to die” when the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021. That meant she could no longer do what she loved most: playing football. Noori, now 22, fled the country where the United Nations say authorities have implemented a “gender apartheid,” and has been playing in a team of Afghan refugee women, recently taking part in a first-of-its-kind tournament in Morocco. “I had asked myself: do I want to stay in this country with people who want to forbid women from studying, from playing football, from doing anything?” Noori told AFP.
- ·
usatoday.com
They fled Taliban, competed in FIFA event after years of exile. Afghan women 'unstoppable’
Afghan players fled the country in 2021 after the Taliban banned women's sports. Their return to international competition sent a powerful message.
- ·
arabnews.com
In Morocco, exiled Afghan women footballers find hope on the pitch
CASABLANCA: Manoozh Noori said she “wanted to die” when the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021. That meant she could no longer do what she loved most: playing…