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The Global Game publishes story about Municipal de Fútbol
by From A Left Wing
posted March 31, 2009 at 11:56am

The Global Game has published a nice story about Municipal de Fútbol ("Where Angelenos do not fear to tread"). There you will also find a podcast interview that I did with John Turnbull. I appreciate the extra research he put into the article - especial...more

Peace Corps’ Jeffrey Chatellier uses social media to share stories of youth sports program in Africa
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted March 29, 2009 at 1:50pm

Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jeffrey Chatellier, a Peace Corps’ volunteer who helps run Ball for All Sport Charities for African women. I was put in contact with Jeffrey through the Sport for Change contest run by Nike and Ashoka. As I'...more

Sekoula wants to run for Fiji
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 28, 2009 at 12:55am

ELFIN Sekoula Diwaqa practically flies when she sprints down a 100-metre.One of the tiniest in her sub junior grade this Form 1 student of Nabala Secondary School awed the crowd when she easily snapped up 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay finals for her grade...more

Saudi women fight to stop gym closures
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 24, 2009 at 12:47pm

Dubai, 23 March (AKI) - A group of young Saudi women have begun a campaign to protest against a government decision to close all the country's female gyms that are not linked to a hospital or health body. According to Arab TV network Al-Arabiya, the women...more

Foul Ball: Muslim Women Banned from Sports Participation
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 21, 2009 at 3:15pm

In this essay, Rochelle Terman considers the role of Muslim women in sports on the global scene, especially in light of the current Olympic Games. (WLUML Networkers) "Mehboba Ahdyar, a 19-year-old sprinter from Kabul, has been an inspiration and role mo...more

Almitu Bekele won a gold medal in the women's 3,000-meter event
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 16, 2009 at 10:25am

Even though athletics is one of the most ancient sports in the world, this sport was not introduced to Turkey until the 1870s by Galatasaray High School's Monsieur Curel, a physical education teacher originally from France.The sport gained popularity afte...more

Softball Popularity Grows Among Iranian Women
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 14, 2009 at 1:00pm

BackSoftball campaign’s commitment to promoting the sport among women around the world has been gaining momentum as evidenced by recent school activity in Iran.Over the past few years the Middle-Eastern state has demonstrated diverse participation level...more

Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team beats Sri Lanka by 57-runs in World Cup
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 13, 2009 at 1:10pm

Pakistan Women Cricket team has just trumped a 57-run win over Sri Lanka at the Women’s World Cup in Sydney.Pakistan totalled 161-7 from their 50 overs and then bowled out Sri Lanka for just 104, with medium-pacer Qanita Jalil taking 3-33 from eight ove...more

Shirzanan’s Interview with Persepolis Futsal team head coach
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 11, 2009 at 10:33am

We just pretend to be professionalsShirzanan: “why shouldn’t I be paid like a male coach? Why our female soccer players don’t have a contract similar to male players? We could dedicate all our time to soccer if our payments were just. We all have ot...more

Shirzanan: The First Iranian Women Sports Magazine
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 9, 2009 at 12:18pm

Shirzanan is an online weekly magazine and the first publication on Iran women's sports. Shirzanan’s main page is in Persian and it focuses on women’s sports in Iran and other Muslim countries....more

New WSI member designs sportswear for active Muslim women
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 9, 2009 at 12:09pm

Aheda Zanetti, Managing Director of Ahiida, recently joined WSI as a member.Her company, Ahiida, is an Australian owned company that designs and produces quality swimwear and sportswear, for example the ‘burkini”...more

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