The Correct Answer is Option 1. • In the Iranian Revolution of 1979, Iran’s last monarch, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was overthrown by forces led by the conservative Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. After this, an orthodox set of policies were put into force in the country. Among these policies were the segregation of men and women in public spaces. • In 1981, conservative elements introduced a ban on women entering stadiums to watch football, a highly popular sport there. This ban was later extended to include volleyball and basketball as their popularity increased. • In the past two decades, resistance against keeping women out of stadiums began to build up. In 2005, a protest was organised outside Tehran’s Azadi stadium, which carried the signs “let the other half of the society in”. Women also entered the stadium disguised as men, concealing their hair under caps and wearing fake facial hair. • The acclaimed 2006 film Offside by Iranian filmmaker Jaffar Panahi was based on women’s activism. In 2013, the activist group Open Stadiums was formed. It has pressured international sporting bodies such as FIFA as well as human rights organisations to help ease the restrictions on Iran’s women.