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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

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

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

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

Nike RED: Saving Lives with Soccer and Shoelaces
by The Rabbit Hole
posted April 2, 2013 at 8:55am

What is the point of research sitting in some dusty old journal that isn't accessible to most of the public? Nothing, in my opinion; hence, the following is a shameless plug for my own research. This post touches on a couple of points from of a rece...more

The Kingdom is Changing: Saudi Arabia To Allow Women's Sports Clubs
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 31, 2013 at 5:00pm

BY: SHIREEN AHMEDThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that athletic activity for women may be sanctioned in the form of segregated sports clubs.This is welcome news considering that in 2009 a Saudi cleric declared that women ought not to participate ...more

Palestine Women's Team in line for FIFA development boost
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 29, 2013 at 9:21pm

Football development in Palestine is set to take the spotlight with the official inauguration of four Goal projects, incorporating an overall FIFA investment of approximately USD $4,500,000, scheduled for next summer.In addition to Goal project ...more

Threat to women's Six Nations rugby tournament?
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted March 29, 2013 at 4:00pm

Is women’s rugby going to lose the Grand Slam buzz? That’s the big question for European rugby fans at the moment with rumoured changes of a down-grade to two three-country contests. PIC from Sportsfile via BreakingNews.ie The Irish team...more

Veiled Basketballer Finds Support in US
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 22, 2013 at 8:29pm

Despite opposition in different American schools, officials at Gilbert school were open to accept Alahwas' uniform.BY: ONISLAM WINSTED — Finding support among school officials, a veiled Muslim player has joined basketball team in her Connecticu...more

Hijab in Sport and Unhelpful Media Biases
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 21, 2013 at 9:22am

BY: SHIREEN AHMEDOne of the most exciting aspects of the Olympic Summer Games 2012 was that every participating nation sent in women athletes as part of their delegations. Media faithfully reported on the successes and stories of “hijab-clad&rd...more

Gaza Marathon Cancelled After Women Banned From Participating
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 16, 2013 at 10:33pm

BY: SHIREEN AHMEDThe third annual Gaza Marathon, scheduled for April 10, 2013 has been cancelled according to an announcement by the Palestinian agency of UNRWA (United Nations Relief Works Agency) made March 5, 2013. It states that the authorities in Gaz...more

Olympic Canoeing Survives IOC Axe - But is Gender Equity on the ICF Agenda?
by WomenCANIntl
posted March 16, 2013 at 10:19pm

In a recent article the International Canoe Federation (ICF) stated it was “disappointed” at its shock appearance among the sports in the firing line (the "Bottom 5") last month when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was considering wh...more

Olympics-Hijab no hurdle for Muslim sportswomen as bans eased
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 14, 2013 at 10:54pm

Here, Mohammad Abbas discusses advancements made in the world of sport which will now better enable more Muslim women, who want to cover their hair whilst participating in sports, to enter sport. The piece is generally quite interesting and is amongst a h...more

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