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You’ve heard of the adage, ‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way.’ Now watch it in action. Watch one willful woman not just find a way but completely shatter the obstacle in her path while she does so. She is an Iranian photojournalist named Parisa Pourtaherian.
Conservative Iran has a rather rigid law about not allowing women to be in a stadium where the opposite sex is playing a sport. Which meant when a top national league men’s football match was being played in Vatani Stadium in Qaemshahr, Iran, Parisa was banned from covering it.
However, Parisa Pourtaherian did not let that stop her, no sir! She climbed atop a building located near the stadium and took pictures of the match from the terrace!
Not to mention she did a bloody good job of it too (considering the distance), while simultaneously defying a deeply orthodox and oppressive patriarchal rule of law!
Twitter couldn’t help but heap praises upon this determined Iranian female photojournalist for not letting anything get in way of her job.
She became the first Iranian female photojournalist to cover a men’s soccer match!
Iranian women journalists aren't allowed to cover men's football inside the statium. But Parisa Pourtaherian has reportedly become first woman photographer to cover the top national league, from the top of a neaby roof! pic.twitter.com/Y8SSCcziYx
— Ali Noorani (@ali_noorani_teh) August 5, 2018
More photos of her covering the match from far away, in a northern city of Iran. pic.twitter.com/hDU4ejY6oR
— Ali Noorani (@ali_noorani_teh) August 7, 2018
Points for ingenuity!
1/ In #Iran, #journalists & photographers aren't allowed in #football stadiums during the opposite sex's games. But you can't keep a good woman down, and Parisa Pourtaherian wasn't going to let the ban stop her.
Points for ingenuity. pic.twitter.com/EPUO3EVnxg
— Kian Sharifi (@KianSharifi) August 5, 2018
2/ Last week, during the Nasaji – Zob Ahan game in Iran's top flight, Pourtaherian went to the roof of a building with a view of Vatani Stadium in Qaemshahr, reportedly becoming the first female photographer to cover a men's game.
Follow her on Instagram https://t.co/WGoOzD3inD
— Kian Sharifi (@KianSharifi) August 5, 2018
3/ She only managed to cover the first half and – given the distance – took pretty decent shots: https://t.co/7aDXriQNK7
— Kian Sharifi (@KianSharifi) August 5, 2018
Extremely high badass factor!
Commitment. Bravery. Ingenuity. Extremely high badass factor here. And a powerful statement about the importance and need for @openStadiums…NOW. Amplify Parisa's power. Follow her on Instagram (link in the thread). Thank you for sharing this, @KianSharifi. https://t.co/wI1RaNoRr0
— Anthony DiCicco (@DiCiccoMethod) August 6, 2018
She DESERVES the applause!
That’s wassup!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/bSEIQyHt4n
— Chaundra (@itschaundra) August 9, 2018
OMG yes! Those fiercely determined eyes that’ll stop anything that tries to stop her in the tracks!
Look at the determination in Parisa Pourtaherian's eyes! This is the epitlome of a photographer's drive to "get the shot," no matter what. https://t.co/sXyiQ0tnG3
— Daniel FogLens (@510home) August 6, 2018
Come on, Iran. Enough of this sexist BS!
All Iranian women are banned from entering sporting stadiums. Another gift of the Islamic Revolution. Even Saudi Arabia now allows women to enter stadiums to watch male sporting events. https://t.co/a398uDSH0e
— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) August 9, 2018
Did somebody order a SLAYER cos she here!
YES QUEEN. https://t.co/cAVeAOITxh
— Women Photograph (@womenphotograph) August 7, 2018
Amen to this!
Do what you think is right. The world will appreciate later! https://t.co/5K5IpHij3G
— Sadiya 🌼 (@thesailingcloud) August 9, 2018
More power to you, Parisa!
While the system take ages to change, the determination always finds it's way out.Where there is a will,there is always a way.More power to you girl https://t.co/Kgr0EZX4cr
— Mudita Srivastava (@writesmudita) August 9, 2018
Yeah Iran, will you ban women from every rooftop? Because they’ve been inspired now and they’re coming for your rooftops!
Revolution is going against the injustice of the establishment. Asking for reiterating patriarchal norms is not equality or feminism or revolution. This lady is an inspiration! Is Iran going to close rooftops to women now? ☺️ https://t.co/jd9YhHKrRf
— MasalaNoodles (@MasalaNoodles) August 7, 2018
Hey patriarchy…. IN YOUR FACE!
The look in her eyes GO OFF F*CK MEN 😤 https://t.co/qMu7MPUHDs
— camp (@casquirtco) August 9, 2018
Parisa’s struggle is a lesson for people the world over to now take their privilege or their rights for granted!
I have a new hero. I never take my access for granted, but when I step onto an NFL sideline tomorrow night I will be grateful I don’t have to overcome such barriers. https://t.co/7k66TkFkJy
— Rod Mar (@rodmarphoto) August 9, 2018
This essence of journalism!
Mad respect for this woman. This is what Journalism is all about, you have to find a way to report stories. https://t.co/ur0VFT6VY0
— Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi (@ahsannagi) August 5, 2018
Wow, already inspiring art!
How do I get the rights to make this movie?https://t.co/lMyUF28EMd
— COVID and Cambria (@BoringDrew) August 9, 2018
Go big or go home! And Parisa sure chose to go big!
When your #rights are denied, the only solution is to go big! #Iran #womenrights #photography #journalists #football #welldone https://t.co/ifyXFV7QHy
— Sophie Falsini (@SofyFalsini) August 6, 2018
Wasn’t no stopping them before. Ain’t no stopping them now!
where there are rules there are innovative women to get around them https://t.co/5JoYqa4yFd
— c’meal (@camilledesanto0) August 9, 2018
Kudos to Parisa Pourtaherain for that fierce gumption! You’ve given women a new inspirational lens to look at their problems now and find a solution no matter what!
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