WashingtonPost writes, citing PressTv that about 3,500 women in Iran are recorded courses preparing ninja.

In a six-minute story shot in Ninjutsu Club, “the heart of Iran”, “women warriors are practicing positions of attack, defense exercises, armed with bows and swords, while a lot of noise out.”

WashingtonPost says that “the Iranian government tried to prevent women a long time to do sports“, citing among other things a recent decision that says women can not ski closer than in the presence of a man.

Iran army is compulsory for men of 18 years, which must perform 18 months of military service.

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