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A powerful act on the word's biggest stage joins icons in defiance

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The Iranian football team stood as one staring ahead, heads raised and refusing to sing their nation's anthem. A woman in a hijab watching from the stands cried, writes Stan Grant.

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Iran's World Cup team refused to sing their anthem — and they've joined the legions of athletes standing up to inequality

The Iranian football team stood as one staring ahead, heads raised and refusing to sing their nation's anthem. A woman in a hijab watching from the stands cried, writes Stan Grant.

1 year ago·Australia

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