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WISI Article of the Week: Why Women's Football in England is a Whole New Ball Game
by Women in Sport International
posted June 23, 2011 at 9:27am

Week of June 22, 2011: "Why Women's Football in England is a Whole New Ball Game" by Patrick Kingsley and Bim Adequnmi published in the Guardian on June 21, 2011. After taking a look through our most recent "Article of the Week" segments it quickly became...more

Golden, baby - U16s beat Brazil for the gold medal in basketball
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 19, 2011 at 12:46pm

A decisive 73-40 victory meant gold medal for the USA U16 team last night:Eleven of 12 players scored for the USA, including four in double figures. Linnae Harper (Whitney M. Young H.S./Chicago, Ill.) led the way with 12 points, five steals and four assis...more

Call for Papers: Football (soccer) in the Middle East
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted June 18, 2011 at 10:28am

We invite scholarly essays, poetry, fiction, and art about the history and culture of football in the Middle East for a special issue of the journal Soccer and Society. This collection will also be incorporated as a book in Routledge’s Sport in the Glob...more

So many gender and sports controversies...
by After Atalanta
posted June 15, 2011 at 3:10pm

...and so much dissertation left to write.But when things happen in threes, well it's a sign I have to write about them.So the three recent gender controversies are ones that I have heard about in the past two weeks. Some have been ongoing. Some are one-t...more

Poll: Should Women Athletes Be Able To Compete Wearing the Hijab?
by Women in Sport International
posted June 13, 2011 at 9:48am

This week's poll asks whether women athletes should be able to compete while wearing the hijab. FIFA has come under fire over the past week for disqualifying the Iran's women's soccer team because members of the team did not comply with the FIFA dress cod...more

National Office Team Reflects on International Leader Visit
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted June 11, 2011 at 11:16am

Author: NACWAA The NACWAA National Office was honored to play host to distinguished U.S. State Department delegates this past Thursday, June 9. It was truly an inspiration to hear their stories of overcoming obstacles to brin...more

Women’s soccer, FIFA and an opportunity denied
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 10, 2011 at 2:25pm

There’s a song by Ani DiFranco called “Not a Pretty Girl.” It’s one of my forgotten favorites, but as I caught up on world soccer news this week, my mind recalled one of its lines: I am not an angry girl. But it seems like I’ve got everyone foo...more

More on FIFA's Decision to Ban Iran's Women's Soccer Team
by Women in Sport International
posted June 9, 2011 at 1:54am

The blog and news wires are really going crazy about FIFA's decision to ban Iran's Women's soccer team for wearing the Hijab. I am going to try and keep a list of the interesting stories I come across on this post for easy access. This is by no means a co...more

Iran's women footballers banned from Olympics because of Islamic strip
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted June 8, 2011 at 8:11pm

ReutersThe Iranian women's football team were banned from playing, moments before an Olympic qualifier against Jordan, because of their strip. Photograph: Ali Jarekji/ReutersIran's dream of competing in the London 2012 Olympic women's footballtournament ...more

NACWAA Thrilled, Honored to Host International Women's Sports Management Visitors
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted June 8, 2011 at 6:24pm

On Thursday, June 9, the NACWAA National Office team will host international women's sports management leaders from Bolivia, Germany, Malasia, Pakistan, the Palestinian Territories and South Africa as part of the U.S. Department of State’s Internati...more

Olympic Dreams Crushed: Iranian Women's Soccer Team Violates the "Rules of the Game" by Wearing the Hijab
by Women in Sport International
posted June 8, 2011 at 12:39pm

In the same week that Hillary Clinton announced her women's soccer initiative, aimed at increasing the access to soccer for girls worldwide, news broke out that the Iranian women's soccer team was disqualified from their Olympic qualifying match against J...more

Do you need to do good to feel good?
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted June 8, 2011 at 12:26pm

Thousands of Irish women will run this summer to raise money for charity. Many of them will have never run before but the motivation of raising money will get them out on the streets. I asked a friend on Sunday which charity she was supporting in her firs...more

Iranian women’s soccer team forfeits 2012 qualifier over head scarves
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted June 8, 2011 at 11:48am

By Brooks PECKPhoto: ReutersThe Iranian women's soccer team was in tears after being forced to forfeit a 2012 London Olympics qualifying match this past weekend because it showed up to play in hijabs. FIFA banned the Islamic head scarf in 2007, saying tha...more

U.S. State Department Set to Launch Women’s World Cup Initiative with Global Aim in Mind
by All White Kit
posted June 5, 2011 at 1:27pm

On June 6, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will launch the Women’s World Cup Initiative: Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports. The event will take place at approximately 9:30 a.m. ET at the Department of State and will be streamed liv...more

Mary Wineberg: Season Best in Switzerland, now in Germany
by Mary Wineberg: I'm Back....for my 2012 Olympic Quest
posted June 1, 2011 at 10:15am

Hey everybody, Just wanted to share with you all how I did at my last meet in Switzerland, I ended up winning the 400 meters in a season best time. So I am on the right track, my times are coming down so let's pray and hope that things will fall into plac...more

Friend of Edusport combats poverty with sport and education in Great Britain
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted May 31, 2011 at 9:31am

The University of St Andrews in Scotland is more well known these days for being the back-drop to a right royal romance. You may have seen the wedding photos. But it's also home to the Umutima 2015 International Development Youth Summit which takes place ...more

Better than Beckham in Iran
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 25, 2011 at 9:59am

By Elisabeth Braw, Metro World NewsHoney Thaljieh loves watching international football from her home in Bethlehem. Soon Thaljieh herself might play on global television: she’s the founder of Palestine’s new national women’s team.“In the beginning...more

Brazilian Women's Soccer Guerreiras!
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted May 23, 2011 at 1:10pm

Did you know women's football was banned in Brazil by the military dictatorship until the early 80s? Neither did I. Seems a strange thing to ban until you think about the advantages playing sport brings to anyone, male or female. But that's all changing n...more

Ladies of the Boxing Ring
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 22, 2011 at 2:22pm

By Sudhiti NaskarTwins Shakila and Sanno Singh challenge a conservative, male-dominated society and traditional expectations in India with every fist they throw in the boxing ring. The Muslim 20-year-olds tell Sudhiti Naskar of their hopes and dreams, an...more

Sweat-free Olympics Play Fair 2012
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted May 20, 2011 at 2:40pm

"The legal minimum wage in Sri Lanka is Rs7,900 (£45 per month). Although workers making goods for Adidas, Nike and Speedo tend to get paid Rs10,000 (£55 per month) this is still below the official UN global poverty line of $2 a day. People can't meet t...more

Women athletes on the Magic Roundabout
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted May 16, 2011 at 3:56pm

Too high, too short, too sexy, too long, against my religious beliefs ... the Miss Universe contestants? Nope, women athletes thinking about or being told what to think about their game-clothes. Now it's the turn of women badminton players to see what's...more

Gaza Marathon
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted May 15, 2011 at 3:53pm

Marathon in Gaza pic Al-JazeeraThere's an unexpected headline. Over 1,000 runners took part in the first marathon held there a few days ago; a 10km, a half and a full marathon. Most did the shorter races, the marathon was run by Palestinian athletes train...more

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