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International Conference on Girls & Women in Sport
by One Sport Voice
posted May 27, 2009 at 9:10pm

The International Working Group on Women and Sport (IWG) has officially announced the dates for the 5th IWG World Conference on Women and Sport. The conference will be held in Sydney, Australia May 20-23, 2010. A call for abstracts will be released July...more

Montreal Muslim Olympics
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 24, 2009 at 9:42pm

Life is a collection of doors and roads that we alone can choose to open or explore. For those compelled to explore the boundaries of their imagination and abilities, the Montreal Muslim Olympics offers an amazing opportunity to answer the question “How...more

NPR on Iraqi handball
by After Atalanta
posted May 24, 2009 at 1:21pm

Weekend Edition Saturday aired a feature about a group of Iraqi women in the Anbar province who have been playing team handball in secret for several years. Despite lousy conditions and restrictions on their access to sport generally, these women are tryi...more

Can sport help Bosnia forget the past?
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 20, 2009 at 2:18pm

By Daria Sito-SucicBANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters Life!) - The biggest sporting event Bosnia has organized since the end of its devastating war 14 years ago has excited thousands of spectators -- but left others lamenting how the old nationalist passions rem...more

Women-only pool sessions back in Australian community
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 20, 2009 at 1:39am

By Robert FedeleWOMEN-only swimming sessions will return to the Ascot Vale Leisure Centre after community support led to the YMCA-run centre successfully gaining an exemption from the Equal Opportunity Act.The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal h...more

Campaign against Saudi women working out
by After Atalanta
posted May 19, 2009 at 2:19pm

What had been passive (aggressive) resistance to women in Saudi Arabia working out has become a little more active.A campaign, currently in the form of posters, has appeared in the capital of Riyadh that is discouraging of women working out in sports club...more

Islamic Games in New Jersey, May 22nd
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 19, 2009 at 10:24am

Over the past few years the Annual Islamic Games attracted much excitement and participation. Since the Islamic Games is developing at a rapid pace and will soon be launching its Regional Games, I thought it would be best to share a bit of history with ...more

Covering international tennis
by After Atalanta
posted May 13, 2009 at 10:27am

A frequent complaint of mine is how American-centric the American coverage of professional tennis remains despite the international appeal of many top players. And with the French Open coming up soon, soon, soon (I board a plane in a week for France to go...more

Softball’s commitment to youth and peace underlined at IOC forum
by Women's Sports Nation
posted May 13, 2009 at 9:53am

ISF President: “Softball has always been a vehicle for creating sustainable change in society”Re-establishing Olympic Games Programme status will further strengthen softball’s global reputation for building peace through sport in conflict zones, ac...more

Japan women’s soccer cancels trip to United States due to swine flu
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted May 12, 2009 at 6:47pm

This one made me laugh out loud in my chair. A headline on USA Today reads Japan cancels games against U.S. women due to swine flu. Japan was scheduled to play the U.S. team in Texas on May 20, and in Utah on May 23,. The team was also scheduled to t...more

She Shoots, She Scores: Turkish women take to the soccer pitch
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 12, 2009 at 1:36am

Skirting religion and convention, Turkish women are taking to the soccer pitch. ISTANBUL, Turkey — Out on the field she’s skilled: She deftly maneuvers the ball across the field, and her coach describes her as a solid teammate. But for Cansu Topcu,...more

In Turkey, women playing soccer vie for acceptance
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 10, 2009 at 12:54pm

ISTANBUL — On a recent cold, gray Sunday, two Turkish premier league soccer teams enthusiastically ran onto the field of a small stadium on the outskirts of Istanbul.Turks are soccer mad, with games regularly attended by tens of thousands of boisterous ...more

Getting Muslim Women into the Swim of Things
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 10, 2009 at 12:48pm

While I’m sure some Islamophobes will see this as another sign of encroaching ‘dhimmitude’, I think this story, reported by Italian news agency AKI, to be an interesting step. It reports about a swimming pool in Italy that reserves special times for...more

Oslo: It's been a good day
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted May 3, 2009 at 4:44pm

I started the Sunday morning with a "test race" at Sognsvann, Oslo. The National team had a weekend gathering this weekend. Some of the runners were running Sentrumsløpet (10KM) today. Others, who think 10KM is too far for racing decided to run a 800m "t...more

Pakistan women’s hockey on verge of collapse: sources
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 2, 2009 at 10:46am

LAHORE: Politics and vested interests of individuals have brought Pakistan women’s hockey on the brink of calamity, sources told Daily Times Friday on the condition of anonymity. “Ever since present Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) women wing’s gene...more

Italy: Muslim women allowed to swim in private
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 1, 2009 at 8:36pm

Bergamo, 30 April (AKI) - Muslim women in the northern Italian province of Bergamo now have private access to a local swimming pool where they can swim freely without traditional clothing. Men are not permitted to swim at the Siloe pool when the women rem...more

Saudis clamp down on women's gyms
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted April 27, 2009 at 7:49pm

Many women-only sports clubs and gyms in Saudi Arabia face closure under a government clampdown on unlicensed premises, Saudi media have reported.Women's gyms have become popular in the ultra-conservative Muslim country where the sexes are heavily segrega...more

Muslim woman finds Allah in yoga
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted April 26, 2009 at 2:28pm

Lisa SiregarPujiastuti Sindhu, founder of the Yoga Leaf Center in Bandung, West Java Province, has been studying the discipline since she suffered a panic attack in 1996 at the age of 18.“I find it true when people say it’s our mind which destroys us ...more

First Saudi Women's Team Plays in Amman
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted April 25, 2009 at 1:08pm

By Aline Bannayan, Jordan Times, AmmanApr. 22--AMMAN -- Jeddah United (JU), the first Saudi women's club basketball team, is in Amman this week on an invitation from Riyadi Club's women's team.Saudi Arabia and Brunei are the two countries barring women fr...more

Pakistani girls come to US with goal clearly in sight
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted April 19, 2009 at 4:19pm

Washington - A group of 10 Pakistani girls and young women managed to convince their parents that it would be a good idea to come to the United States to play football. The team members, between the ages of 12 and 21, are in Washington with three coaches ...more

Vote today! 13 ways you can change the world through sports
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted April 15, 2009 at 6:07pm

… as if you needed ideas. Today is the last day you can vote for your favorites in the Sport for Change contest finalists run by Nike and Ashoka. This post contains links to the finalists, as well as some social media they’ve shared with the world. ...more

Softball growing in Europe
by Women's Sports Nation
posted April 8, 2009 at 10:04pm

UK NATIONAL SOFTBALL LEAGUE CONFIRMS SPORT’S CONTINUING GROWTH IN EUROPEISF President: “Reaching out to young people is at the heart of the BackSoftball campaign”Plant City, Florida (USA); 6th April 2009: Softball’s universality has been furthered...more

Supporting Women in Sport: Vote for your favorite GameChanger by April 15th
by anngaff
posted April 2, 2009 at 4:32pm

Have you heard about this yet? Nike has teamed up with Ashoka's Changemakers to hold a contest called "GameChangers: Changing the Game for Women in Sport" for social entrepreneurs around the world who are tackling the challenges facing women in sport. ...more

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