While La Cañada Flintridge’s Quemars Ahmed was with his Iranian-born mom in Qatar, their hearts were with the Iranian people, but their cheers were for the U.S. players on the pitch.
Picking a side in a Lakers-Celtics game? Easy. Root for the good guys, as geography determines it.Iran-United States? That’s more complicated for families like Quemars Ahmed’s.Ahmed, 30, is a lawyer from La Cañada Flintridge who was heading home after having spent 10 days in Qatar with his mother, Katia, a Pasadena Unified School District wellness coordinator who emigrated from Iran 34 years ago following the revolution there.
Moreover, how were the anti-regime protests raging in Iran affecting his feelings about that country’s soccer team? Rocking red, white and blue, Katia and Quemars remained on their feet for the duration of the Americans’ 1-0 victory, thrilled to witness the United States earn a spot in the knockout round against the Netherlands on Saturday.Protests have continued since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody in September, after she was arrested by Iran’s so-called guidance patrol for how she was wearing her hijab, an incident that sparked an ongoing push for the overthrow of Iran’s theocracy.
Quemars said his mom has been following it all closely, in a manner made more visceral by social media channels that deliver images from on the ground with an intensity that wasn’t previously possible.
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