If the religious leaders have influence, they will not permit girls and boys to wrestle together, as recently happened in Shiraz.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Religious leaders may prohibit mixed-gender physical activities if they have influence.
- In plain terms
- Religious leaders might stop boys and girls from wrestling together.
- What can you take from it?
- Religious influence can restrict mixed-gender activities.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How should rules handle gender mixing?
- What limits should rules have?
Another view
It generalizes religious influence without specifying conditions.
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