By: Shireen AhmedHere is my reality.I have been contacted many, many times since March 1 when FIFA announced that IFAB formally+ACY-nbsp+ADs-overturned their decision+ACY-nbsp+ADs-to ban headcoverings on the pitch.+ACY-nbsp+ADs-Family, friends and colleagues have sent me congratulatory notes and news reports.+ACY-nbsp+ADs-Since … [Read more...]
This MMA Fighter Is Asian, Female and Muslim
BY: DAVID STOUTIn the first round of her professional mixed-martial-arts (MMA) debut,+ACY-nbsp+ADs-Malaysia???s Ann Osman took close to 30 knees to the midsection from her opponent,+ACY-nbsp+ADs-Singapore???s Sherilyn Lim.???You???ve broken her+ACE??? Lim???s trainer could be heard shouting, as Lim leaned against the … [Read more...]
Saudi Women Pilot Gliders
Instructors give last-minute instructions to women gliders, who are taking up the sport in a big way. ??? Courtesy photosSaudi Gazette reportJEDDAH+ACY-nbsp+ADs??? Saudi women denied driving cars, have opted to achieve their dreams in flying gliders. The Saudi Aviation Club in Jeddah provides this service … [Read more...]
Muslim Women in SPORTS 2013-09-08 10:44:00
BY: CHUCK CULPEPPERAMMAN, Jordan -- Root for them. Do it. Add them to the teams you follow ardently, the teams you follow occasionally, the teams you follow randomly when you're aimless on the Internet.They have untold guts, an unusual chance at real historic significance and the unlimited appeal of … [Read more...]
Libya’s women’s football team banned from major tournament
By Chris StephenRights groups say the problems facing Libya???s women footballers are part of a larger struggle over women's rights. Photograph: Philippe Desmazes/AFP/Getty ImagesLibya's international woman's football team, already under threat from religious extremists, has been banned from taking … [Read more...]
Maldives Women’s Team Forfeit Basketball Tournament Over Headscarf Ban
BY: MINIVAN NEWSThe Maldives??? women???s basketball team refused to play without their headscarves, forfeiting the+ACY-nbsp+ADs-International Basketball Federation???s (FIBA)+ACY-nbsp+ADs-first under 18 three-on-three tournament held in Bangkok, Thailand earlier this week.???The girls were really upset, we are as … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia To Allow Women Into Stadiums
BY: JAMES M DORSEYSaudi Arabia, under domestic and international pressure to grant women sporting rights, is creating separate stadium sections so that female spectators and journalists can attend soccer matches in a country that has no public physical education or sporting facilities for women.The … [Read more...]