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Selling bodies or selling sports?
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 15, 2011 at 2:32pm

BY KALPANA SHARMAGive them the choice of dress: Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa in action. Photo: R. RaguWhen a 15-year-old girl from Nizamabad in Andhra Pradesh comes back with a gold medal for, of all sports, boxing, there must be reason to celebrate. I...more

Sports hijab lets Islamic women throw some punches
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 13, 2011 at 4:36pm

Letting out shrill cries, several young women in a Montreal taekwondo class kicked their way through the exercises, not a hair out of place as they were demurely covered by an Islamic sports hijab.Elham Seyed Javad (C), seen here posing with a taekwondo t...more

The Role of Sports in Muslim Communities
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 11, 2011 at 12:52pm

By Ali MakiIt seems today that many Muslims are struggling to integrate western culture with Islamic culture. For the most part, what is acceptable by modern culture and Islam are completely different, and trying to manage this fact is an issue for many. ...more

WNBA players react to news of Osama Bin Laden's killing
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted May 2, 2011 at 5:12pm

Athletes getting involved in politics is nothing new. So, it was little surprise WNBA stars were part of the onslaught of tweets on the social-networking site Twitter, commenting about news that al-Qaida terrorist Osama Bin Laden ...more

Dr. Auma Obama on stopping gender violence with sport
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted May 2, 2011 at 10:49am

Dr. Auma Obama (sister of that Obama) talks on a World Health Organisation (WHO) project to help girls find self-respect and help against violence through the confidence of sport. How effective do you think sport can be in these situations? ...more

Boost for Egyptian sport?
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted April 19, 2011 at 5:40pm

I was casting around for a positive story to put up today. And found this article online from the Egyptian IOC. Council member Rania El-Wani did an interview with Around the Rings yesterday, and said she thinks the revolution will be positive for sport i...more

Petition in support of Bahrain's detained and suspended athletes
by Women in Sport International
posted April 18, 2011 at 10:17pm

As this blog reported earlier in the week, at least 200 athletes from Bahrain have been removed from their national teams. The athletes, who have been referred to as "Jocks for Justice, have been removed from their teams because they attended protests aga...more

WHM: Martina Diaz
by SkaterGirl
posted April 18, 2011 at 12:23am

Next up in the amazing “We Hate Mondays” series from Asiplanchaba is Martina Diaz. Go and read the full interview about this quiet but motivated 18 year old girl who has a great style to her skating and is leaving her mark on the Barcelona scene. R...more

More stories following Bahrain's "Jocks for Justice" crackdown
by Women in Sport International
posted April 15, 2011 at 9:38pm

More about the story of Bahrain punishing athletes for peaceful public protests here: Dave Zirin, "The Crackdown on Bahrain's Jocks for Justice" http://www.edgeofsports.com/2011-04-11-612/index.htmlPress TX, " Bahrain Suspends Hundreds of Athletes" http:/...more

ACTION ITEM: "Hundreds" of athletes suspended from National Teams and arrested for protesting in Bahrain
by Women in Sport International
posted April 15, 2011 at 12:49pm

This is a story that has, surprisingly, received very little coverage in North America. Two of Bahrain's most famous athletes, Al'a Hubail and his brother Mohammed Hubail have been arrested after news cameras caught them at an "anti-government" protest ai...more

WISI Story of the Week: Geethu Anne Jose Gets Wide Support in India for Quest to Make the WNBA
by Women in Sport International
posted April 14, 2011 at 11:17am

Usually at WISI we post an article of the week. This week we have decided to feature a series of articles on Indian basketball star Geethu Anne Jose. She made headlines across India this past week for receiving invitations to attend WNBA training camps. T...more

Tulsa Shock's Liz Cambage to choose country over career in 2012
by Swish Appeal
posted April 13, 2011 at 9:49pm

As soon as the balls dropped and the Maya Moore sweepstakes were won by Minnesota, Tulsa went to work on who to acquire with the second pick in the WNBA draft. The Shock took their contemplations seriously and made a trip across the pond - not the littl...more

IAAF: Are You Woman Enough to Compete???
by Women in Sport International
posted April 13, 2011 at 12:18pm

Today the IAAF became the first international sports federation to approve the adoption of rules and regulations governing the eligibility of females with hyperandrogenism (an excessive production of testosterone). Everyone is talking about these regulati...more

Legendary Obstacle Course Needs the Best Female Athletes to Conquer it
by MarQFPR
posted April 13, 2011 at 1:17am

It has been called the most difficult obstacle course in the world, and only 3 men have ever conquered it. Now there are seeking female athletes to conquer Mt. Midoriyama. G4’s hit show “American Ninja Warriors” is looking for male and...more

Can female sport administrators be “ideal leaders”?
by lcrutch
posted April 12, 2011 at 6:10pm

Research shows that married women with children are less likely to be "ideal leaders" in the sports world....more

Pondering. Racing. Cycling in Holland.
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted April 10, 2011 at 8:48pm

Cycling often lends time for some thoughtful pondering. That’s what I love about the sport. I like to look at the scenery, and think. I think a lot. Probably too much. No one really should know the inner dialogue that goes on inside my head. ...more

Good job, Women's Health Magazine
by After Atalanta
posted April 10, 2011 at 7:59pm

Reporter and blogger Jayda Evans posted about a commercial Women's Health Magazine has produced in response to those top ten female athletes lists which feature horses. The commercial addresses a list from 2009 which I wrote about here. But note that it h...more

Australian Women's Health magazine pushes real support for women's sports
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted April 10, 2011 at 11:02am

Australian Women's Health magazine took action against The Associated Press for including two horses among its top female athletes for 2009, the year tennis champion Serena Williams won. The horses were second and seventh on the list. Check out the spoo...more

UPDATE: Green Party Releases Platform, Suggests a New Canadian Sports Spending Accountability Act
by Women in Sport International
posted April 9, 2011 at 10:36am

An earlier post addressed the possibility of professional sport stadium funding becoming an election issue. This post will attempt to outline each party's position on the sport stadium funding issue. Unfortunately, attempts to contact the parties directly...more

Asiplanchaba: an All-Girls Skateboarding Tour in Spain
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted April 8, 2011 at 11:27am

“We are doing a GRO event in Granada, Spain!!!! I’m going on this all girls tour in Spain called Asiplanchaba. The tour is only from Barcelona to Valencia but Veronica Asiplanchaba was nice enough to buy me a plane ticket out to Granada on April 20 to...more

A Middle East Female Sports Revolution?
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted April 2, 2011 at 5:40pm

Al-Jazeera has called the current uprisings in the Middle East a feminist revolution. The news channel also argues that women’s participation has made the protests more peaceful than they might have been otherwise. Could the happenings in the Middle Eas...more

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