Inside Tehran: Revolution, Girl Power and More

The entire infield of the stadium was packed with women, mostly in their twenties, wearing as much green as they could, faces painted the color of algae, waving banners, singing and dancing, yes dancing, to several electronic pop songs about Mr. Mousavi.

Meanwhile male organizers pulled rank with each other over who should be allowed access to the sections nearest the stage. A few scuffles broke out, and cooler heads had to intervene; foreign media was watching. In the bleachers a section of perhaps a thousand men stared on at the sea of femininity.

The stark contrast between the impassioned, yet composed female supporters with the sometimes rowdy, always ogling males, made me wonder how this country has survived so long being run by men. Or perhaps maybe it’s not.

(From the GIRL POWER section of Tehranbureau blog)

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