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The Muslim women who are excelling at top-level sport
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted July 6, 2013 at 8:08am

Farah Jassat guardian.co.uk,  Salma Bi (right) … 'The main challenge is family support'. Photograph: Nick WilkinsonkOn a recent weekday evening at London's Wembley Stadium, half a dozen Muslim women, some wearing headscarves, were taki...more

CBC Special – Women’s Canoeing Should Have Place in Olympics
by WomenCANIntl
posted June 27, 2013 at 8:56pm

Canoeing has one of the poorest gender equality ratios of any Summer Olympic sport, and although female kayakers are allowed to compete in both the sprint and slalom disciplines, female canoeists are kept out of the Games altogether. CBC Sports Special: ...more

Brazil Rejects the Pure Spectacle
by From A Left Wing
posted June 19, 2013 at 8:50pm

The people taking to the streets in Brazil are demonstrating the only right and true response to the militarized boondoggle of international sports festivals like FIFA's World Cup and the Olympics. These are serial spectacles - a rotating cast and se...more

Becky Runs Away: May-hem
by Becky Runs Away
posted June 13, 2013 at 7:50pm

And a special birthday shout-out to two of track and field’s greatest gifts: the late Paavo Nurmi and James “Jungle Gym” Bevan, my coach, mentor, and inspiration of six years and counting. I’m not sure what the inverse of “...more

To Turban or not To Turban?
by The Rabbit Hole
posted June 7, 2013 at 9:03am

The Quebec Soccer Federation (QSF) recently announced that turbans will be banned from soccer fields and that those who do not like the ruling can "play in their own backyards."  From my observation this ruling has brought mostly backlash from Canadi...more

Becky Runs Away: Runday, the Marathon and… Swedish Ugali?
by Becky Runs Away
posted June 2, 2013 at 10:10pm

June has arrived and there’s no better time to be a runner in Sweden. The eternal winter nights have given way to over 18 hours of daylight and the Swedes don’t let any of it go unused. It doesn’t take much prodding to get them outdoors ...more

Tiffany Brooks: Blazing the Way for Women in Men's Pro Baseball
by HeraeaMarketing
posted May 29, 2013 at 9:09pm

Tiffany Brooks: Blazing the Way for Women in Men's Pro Baseball Danette "Dizzle" Rivera Contributor - Vegan CrossFitter More Articles from this Author 4in Share Share on Tumblr Share on emailEmail More Sharing ServicesSha...more

Becky runs away: The Scoop on Swedish Races
by Becky Runs Away
posted May 27, 2013 at 10:39am

In the past week, I’ve attended three unique races in my Swedish base of Stockholm. Through them, I’m learning about a culture of running beyond my personal discoveries in the sublime forest trails. What I’m finding is a movement to attr...more

Saudi Arabia To Allow Women Into Stadiums
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 21, 2013 at 7:51pm

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 ed...more

Samina Baig: First Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 19, 2013 at 8:02pm

Samina and her brother completed their trek up Mount Everest. PHOTO: theyouthrepublic.comMountaineer Samina Baig has become the first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain with a peak at 8,848 metres.Baig complete...more

Becky runs away-A year-long exploration of running cultures around the world: Settling into Stockholm
by Becky Runs Away
posted May 16, 2013 at 10:00pm

Ten months into my trip, there are few things I appreciate more than an airport pick-up and a home to settle into straight away. Such comforts aren’t anything that, a year ago, I considered a luxury, but having traversed 18 countries and lived in 57...more

Becky Runs Away A YEAR-LONG EXPLORATION OF RUNNING CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD: The Only Thing Missing
by Becky Runs Away
posted May 13, 2013 at 9:16am

from an otherwise perfect Scandinavian reunion with this fella…. …is the hero of a human who hatched us into existence and is the star of the show today. Mama: We love you, like you, cherish you, and miss you, and can’t wait until ...more

Kuwait launches sports clubs for women
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 10, 2013 at 10:43pm

Photo Credit: www.thejakartapost.comAs part of a new initiative launching sports leagues for women, al-Shatti and her teammates from Salwa Al-Sabah club downed Qadsiya club 63-13 in a game that attracted several hundred men and female fans. The initi...more

Becky Runs Away A Year-Long Exploration Of Running Cultures Around The World: My Seoul Sisters
by Becky Runs Away
posted May 8, 2013 at 10:22pm

With a good friend living right on my Tokyo to Stockholm path, a long weekend stopover was a total must. Zoe and her friend Abbey (now mine too!) are teaching in a suburb of Seoul, South Korea for a year and arrived about two months ago. Perfect timing! ...more

LIFT THE BAN ON WOMEN'S CANOEING AT THE OLYMPICS
by WomenCANIntl
posted May 7, 2013 at 11:44pm

Help us reach 5,000 signatures to press the President of the International Canoe Federation, Mr. Jose Perurena, and the International Olympic Committee to lift the ban on women's canoeing at the Olympics. Please sign and share our petition:  https:...more

The Palestine Marathon: Promoting freedom of movement
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted April 29, 2013 at 8:58pm

The West Bank's first marathon took place in Bethlehem to promote human rights and tell an alternative story to one of conflict and war. On Sunday 21 April 2013, 650 runners from 28 countries gathered around the Church of the Nativity, which was tran...more

First Afghan Women's Cycling Team Sets Sights on Rio
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted April 29, 2013 at 8:51pm

By Cristina GoyanesThere’s nothing like hopping on your bike for a sweat-drenching trek through the woods, cruise in the park, or ride around town—but would you risk your life for your two-wheeler? For women in Afghanistan, riding a bike ...more

Muslim women kick new AFL goal
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted April 13, 2013 at 8:43pm

Lael Kassem, captain of the Auburn Tigers. Picture: Mitch Cameron Source: The Sunday TelegraphTHEY are the Muslim women using sport to smash cultural stereotypes - just don't ask them who Adam Goodes is.The Auburn Tigers are the first predominan...more

A YEAR-LONG EXPLORATION OF RUNNING CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD: Yo, Tokyo!
by Becky Runs Away
posted April 12, 2013 at 9:12pm

When I flew out of New Zealand one week ago, I left the last of my English-speaking destinations and took my first of a few flights in the direction of home. Now, a few countries, one major time zone change, and no major holidays stand between me and the ...more

Ayatollah Khameini Praises Iranian Female Athletes for Wearing Hijab in Sports Fields
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted April 12, 2013 at 9:09pm

Supreme Leader Praises Iranian Female Athletes for Wearing Hijab in Sports FieldsTEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader ofthe Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei lauded Iran's female athletes for respecting the Islamic ...;more

Sportscene's Take: Academic report shuns Rogge’s “major boost for gender equality” at London 2012
by WomenCANIntl
posted April 7, 2013 at 9:36pm

Sportscene's Nicolaas Harding breaks down the University of Torontos report - which analysed whether London 2012 was in fact a model for gender equality in sport - for Olympic Canoe/Kayak. Results are, despite more female athletes competing in e...more

Larry Cain - Olympic Canoeing Gold Medalist on Women's Canoe and Olympic Gender Inequality
by WomenCANIntl
posted April 4, 2013 at 9:12pm

Olympic Gold Medalist Canoeist Larry Cain speaks out on gender inequality in Olympic Canoeing "I'll probably ruffle a few feathers with this post, but it needs to be said. It's time for women to race canoe in the Olympics and continuing to ignore gende...more

University of Toronto Report Reveals Inequalities at London 2012
by WomenCANIntl
posted April 4, 2013 at 7:48pm

The London 2012 Olympics - A Gender Equality Audit. From the Centre for Sport Policy Studies at the University of Toronto, Peter Donnelly and Michele K. Donnelly analysed gender equality in sport using the case of the 2012 London Olympics.   WOMEN'...more

Saudi Arabia To Allow Women to Ride Bikes...for fun only.
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted April 3, 2013 at 8:21am

BY: SHIREEN AHMEDSaudi Arabia has made more progress in women’s participation in athletics. This week they allowed Women’s Sports clubs despite previous concerns of girls exercising, potentially tearing their hymens.  That Saudi women wil...more

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