Shaimaa Khalil
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Appearances Over Time
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And then it starts to get more conflicted.
This woman was walking in, Elika, and she said, I'm here for my dad.
He loves Team Mali, the Iranian national team.
And she says, I'm trying to separate them.
I want to be there to honor my dad.
I want to be there because I love the game.
I want to be there because I love Iran.
I don't like the government and I'm trying to separate that.
Now, walk into the stadium and the soundscape changes.
So outside there were chants that were, you know, the Mullah's team is not my team.
Iranian teams score, and there's a raucous cheer, and all these Iranian flags are flying.
And then look closely, they're different Iranian flags.
They're the Islamic Republic flags, but there are also monarchist flags.
And they're cheering for the team.
And I think, to me, that whole match is just, in a way, a representation of what this team is up against.