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Muslim headscarf remains a headache for sport -by Jessica Dacey
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted October 26, 2010 at 1:38pm

A year after putting her competitive basketball career on hold over a headscarf ban, a Muslim player is considering taking her case to Switzerland’s top court.Sura Al-Shawk, a Swiss citizen of Iraqi origin, appealed her regional league’s ban in Septem...more

New reports on women in Muslim societies
by One Sport Voice
posted August 18, 2010 at 6:42pm

Two “hot of the presses” resources have recently come out on women in Muslim societies. The Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) has published a collection of essays by women leaders from Muslim societies. The publication is titled, “Women’s Leade...more

Of Hockey and Hijab: Reflections of a Canadian Muslim Woman by Sheema Khan
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 12, 2010 at 5:18pm

In 2002, The Globe and Mail asked columnist Sheema Khan to share her personal insights on Islam and Muslim life in the wake of 9/11. Of Hockey and Hijab, a compilation of these essays, is provocative, intelligent, and – given the thorny nature of the is...more

Following up on Eudy Simelane, Global Girl Media, and the subject of rape and homophobia in South Africa
by From A Left Wing
posted June 29, 2010 at 8:16pm

Young women in Soweto produced two video segments about homophobia, rape, and the situation of black lesbians in South Africa. These segments were produced through Global Girl Media, a project which directs young women in producing media about the issues ...more

White female athletes, black male athletes and Title IX
by Title IX Blog
posted March 21, 2010 at 7:45pm

University of Georgia professor Dr. Billy Hawkins has a new book out about the black athletes and intercollegiate sports. It appears, from this press release, that a majority of the book. The New Plantation, focuses on the young men in revenue-producing s...more

Michelle Snow: Blogging About Motivation and Racism
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 24, 2010 at 3:29pm

Michelle Snow's blogging at MichelleSnowLive.com has suddenly come to life. There are three new recent posts by Snow.One about the dangers of GPS:The thieves had used the GPS to guide them to the house. They thenused the garage remote control to open the...more

The All White Basketball League – That’s not racist…right?
by Draft Day Suit
posted January 22, 2010 at 5:23pm

So while the jury is still out on whether or not this is a prank, Don “Moose” Lewis has announced in an August, Ga., newspaper that he’s launching the All-American Basketball Alliance. Anyone can play, you just gotta be a natural born U.S. Citize...more

White Basketball League: Confused followed by disturbed
by After Atalanta
posted January 21, 2010 at 6:42pm

Sean at Sportsbabel was kind enough to send along this article entitled "Basketball league for white Americans targets Augusta."But the title confused me. A white basketball team was going to protest Augusta National which still won't allow women as membe...more

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