Women's football in Iraq

Women's football in Iraq is popular as there are less social restrictions on women than in the rest of the Arab world .^[1][2][3]

One of the barriers to the sport's growth is the prejudice that many women experience as a result of playing the sport.^[4][5]

See also

• Football in Iraq
• Iraq women's national football team

References

1. ↑ "Women making soccer history". Gulf News. Retrieved 2012-09-17. 
2. ↑ Kristof, Nicholas D. (2002-10-01). "Iraq's Little Secret". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-09-19. 
3. ↑ "Some Iraqi Women Play A Secret Game". NPR. Retrieved 2012-09-19. 
4. ↑ "Iraqi women risk wrath for interest in football". The National. Retrieved 2012-09-19. 
5. ↑ Wells, Steven (2007-09-19). "How soccer became a weapon in the War in Iraq". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-09-19.