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KICK IT UP! launches at FIFA World Cup
by Pretty Tough
posted June 6, 2010 at 4:06pm

Soccer (or football as it’s known around the globe) is the world’s most popular sport, and Global Girl Media is using the largest international soccer event to help young women find their voices. The non-profit org’s pilot project KICK IT UP! has ...more

Letter to the City of Los Angeles on the eve of the World Cup
by From A Left Wing
posted June 6, 2010 at 2:18pm

We are surely home to more fans of the beautiful game than any other U.S. city. And there is a serious campaign on behalf of a US bid to host the World Cup in 2018/2022. Please correct me if I am wrong, but as far as I can tell Los Angeles has no plans ...more

The perspective of Arabic Muslim women toward sport participation
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted June 5, 2010 at 4:01pm

Maesam-T-AbdulRazak, Universiti Putra MalaysiaMohd Sofian, Omar-Fauzee, Universiti Putra MalaysiaRozita Abd-Latif, Universiti Teknologi MARAAbstract: The purpose of this study is to examine perspective of Arabic Muslim women toward the involvement in spor...more

Growing world women’s sport: Netball. What is netball? Find out.
by Fair Game News
posted June 1, 2010 at 12:50pm

By Lindsay Rico After speaking with Urvasi Naidoo about the sport of Netball, only one thing occurred to me: Lebron James could never play this game. Naidoo is the CEO of the IFNA , International Federation of Netball Association, (check out her blog...more

Matildas win 2010 AFC Women’s Asian Cup
by All White Kit
posted May 31, 2010 at 1:56pm

The Australian Women’s National Team has claimed their first-ever Asian Cup after defeating defending champions North Korea 5-4 on penalties. A cagey 90 minutes of regular time saw the Aussies strike first courtesy of a Sam Kerr goal in the 18′...more

Leader of Afghan women’s sport: Playing is political (and potentially life-threatening)
by Fair Game News
posted May 28, 2010 at 6:36pm

Nasrin Arbabzadeh By Sarah Odell and Lindsay Rico Nasrin Arbabzadeh, the leader of the Afghan women’s sports delegation, has been actively working for years for the rights of Afghan women to complete in sports. In 2001, she traveled from city to c...more

New Book On Shelves: "Muslim Women and Sport"
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 26, 2010 at 4:56pm

Edited by Tansin Benn, Gertrud Pfister, Haifaa Jawad; By Richard Bailey Binding/Format: HardbackISBN: 978-0-415-49076-4Publish Date: July 9th 2010Imprint: RoutledgePages: 304 pages Description: Examining the global experiences, challenges and achieveme...more

UN special advisor: Access to sports is a human right (and, BTW, key leadership training)
by Fair Game News
posted May 25, 2010 at 8:28pm

FGN bloggers interview Rachel Mayanja of the U.N. By Lindsay Rico and Sarah Odell It may seem perfectly ordinary — routine, even — to spot girls or women playing soccer, basketball, baseball, softball — or any number of sports. Four women in t...more

Moroccan female soccer players fight uphill battle for resources
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 24, 2010 at 6:33pm

In Moroccan society today female players who fought and won the right to play soccer have a new battle on their hands. They have a professional league, but they still lag far behindMorocco’s male players when it comes to the basics of the game- time,...more

Turkey’s female cirit players on hunt for competition
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 24, 2010 at 4:04pm

Members of Turkey’s only all-female cirit team must compete against men due to the lack of other female athletes who play the equestrian sport.The women of the Uşak Women’s Equestrian Sports Club’s cirit team recently finished a scrimmage match wit...more

Michael Kirby on Stereotypes and Sports
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 24, 2010 at 12:23pm

The former High Court judge Michael Kirby feels most comfortable in a suit and tie when he's out and about. He was therefore not too happy with the way he was treated at the hip TED (Technology, Education and Design) conference in Redfern. Speaking at the...more

Petticoats in the ring: Women from Bolivia's impoverished indigenous community take up wrestling
by anngaff
posted May 21, 2010 at 7:17pm

Thanks to @humungusMMA who sent me this link on twitter, saying "I know you'd appreciate this. These ladies go hard" Appreciate it I did. Great quotes from these women breaking out of the box to find a competitive outlet. "Of course, we're fighters," the...more

Reporting from Sydney: World Conference on Women & Sport!
by Fair Game News
posted May 21, 2010 at 1:01pm

By Sarah Odell and Lindsay Rico Have you ever considered access to athletics a human right? Do you wonder why it it matters for women to play sports? And, what the heck is Netball? These are a few of the questions being put forth at the Fifth World Co...more

Notes from the 5th World Congress on Women in Sport
by One Sport Voice
posted May 21, 2010 at 12:45pm

The first full day of the 5th IWG World Conference on Women in Sport just concluded. Last night was the opening keynote in which Cathy Freeman was in attendance (see photo). A video of Freeman’s 400m race at the 2000 Sydney Olympics was shown. Freeman w...more

UAE Soccer shows status of Muslim Female Athletes
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 19, 2010 at 4:23pm

They only recently got a grass practice field. They've come under attack on their Facebook page, and some fear telling their relatives that during their spare time they play soccer. Such are the troubles for the national women's team from the Unit...more

Random sport facts I’ve learned so far about Australia
by One Sport Voice
posted May 18, 2010 at 8:20pm

Well I made it despite a very long flight. I’ve been wandering around Sydney a few days and yesterday took a day trip out to the Blue Mountains. I was once again was reminded how important this blog is in voicing a different opinion about sports–women...more

IRAN: Girls soccer team must trade hijabs for hats to compete in Youth Olympics
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 17, 2010 at 4:12pm

An Iranian girls soccer team has reason to celebrate after the sport's world regulatory body amended its earlier ban on Islamic headscarves, which would have prevented them from competing in the first-ever Youth Olympic Games in Singapore this summer. ...more

Muslim women and physical education in initial teacher training
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 17, 2010 at 3:39pm

Abstract: Although under-researched, there is some evidence to suggest that Muslim females can experience difficulties with traditional approaches to physical education. Based infigurational theory, this field study investigation enabled the author/resear...more

In the shadow of the World Cup: ESPN covers the rape of South African soccer players
by From A Left Wing
posted May 13, 2010 at 4:02pm

ESPN has done a story on the frequency with which South African women soccer players are raped, targeted as lesbians. (Female athletes often targets for rape) It is a good thing that a media outlet with ESPN's resources decided to cover this story. But ...more

Q & A regarding Hertha provokes random thoughts on Berlin (and German) soccer
by From A Left Wing
posted May 12, 2010 at 12:25pm

Q from Gustavo Arellano: And now for something different: a great story on the last sad days of a soccer club before it gets kicked out of germany’s top division. Jennifer Doyle: where do these fans rank on the political scale of things? Are they progre...more

Muslim Women are taking part in aqua-aerobic and swimming events
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 10, 2010 at 4:08pm

All these year’s Muslim females have faced the problem of finding an appropriate swimwear which adheres to the Koran, which requires a woman to cover everything except her face, hands and feet. The swimwears available in the market were either not targ...more

Women race in rare track meet in Hamas-ruled Gaza
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 10, 2010 at 3:28pm

About 40 women in tracksuits and headscarves have competed in a rare track meet in Hamas-ruled Gaza. The athletes ran 100, 400 and 1,500 meters in Saturday's championship. Some raced barefoot and others waved to cheering spectators during their races. Run...more

Muslim, German, female – and a sports star
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 9, 2010 at 6:18pm

Germany, May 06: Fatmire Bajramaj is the carefree young face of women's football in Germany. A Muslim Kosovan, her eventful life story recalls the hit English film Bend it like Beckham, in which a girl footballer strikes out against ethnic prejudices a...more

Women, Get Set, Go! At Madani High School
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 7, 2010 at 3:41pm

Muslim girls at an Islamic Faith School in Leicester prove sport and religion can mix with the Women, Get Set, Go! course from Sports Leaders UK. This year, a group of Muslim girls at Madani High School have been given the opportunity to get involved in ...more

Taking on homophobia in sport in Canada, the UK and Australia
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted May 6, 2010 at 3:32pm

The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport and Physical Activity, AthletesCAN, and Coaches of Canada are sponsoring a program for the Canadian-led International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) on May 17 that focuses on addressing homoph...more

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