Cartoon 124: Women, Men, and Permission to Travel

Cartoonist Touka Neyestani’s take on the discriminatory laws that allow Iranian men immense control over their wives’ work and travel rights. In a highly publicized recent case, Niloufar Ardalan, the captain of Iranian women’s National Futsal Team, missed a chance to participate in AFC Women’s Futsal Championship, because her husband would not allow her to renew her passport.