Posts under ‘Justice’

The denial of Baha’is to higher education is the longest standing form of persecution against the Baha’is in Iran. This issue is not a political issue it is a human rights issue.
Iran, a Nation which has openly and freely signed the Universal Declaration for Human Rights (article 26, paragraph 2)

Education shall be directed to the [...]

Crime: Men playing against Women
Last week in Tehran, Iran had its first mixed sex football match in over 30 years (since the Islamic Revolution). It was a friendly match of men against women. The game took place on January 20th between the Esteghlal soccer club’s male youth team and female youth team.
For many of us [...]

There is a great need for a universal language in the world today. Even with Football, which has no requirement of a common language to play cannot function successful without effective communication. Without proper consultation and dialog even justice and can feel injust. The team I coach is struggling at the moment because some boys [...]

There is an invisible population amongst us of refugees and asylum seekers, in order to achieve justice they must also have their voice heard. Football might be in a position to start a dialog between people… even in the absence of a much needed common language.
“Only if you perceive honour and nobility in every human [...]

When I was a little girl my father questioned me on my choice of behaviour in a specific situation. In defence I compared my behaviour to my friends’ behaviour and told him that I had done nothing wrong compared to the people around me. My father looked at me with a very serious expression and [...]