11/26/08

The No 1 Muslim Ladies' Cycling Club

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Pull your brakes. Put your foot under. No, under. Set the pedal. Now release the brakes...” Most people remember learning to ride a bike. It...
11/24/08

Malaysia clerics issue yoga fatwa

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By Robin Brant BBC News, Kuala Lumpur Millions of people in Malaysia have been banned from doing yoga because of fears it could corrupt Musl...
11/19/08

Making peace through basketball

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Even on the basketball court of one of Israel's few integrated public schools, the divisions between Arabs and Jews caught between six d...
11/14/08

Challenging the Stereotype with Hijab

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Photo: Homa Hosseini (flag-bearer) leads her country's team during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Photo sourced...
11/7/08

WTA founder King promotes gender equality in Qatar

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BY CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Billie Jean King is in the conservative Muslim sheikdom of Qatar to promote gender equality in spo...
11/4/08

Muslim Women in Sport

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The benefits derived from sport can not be denied. Not only do they have physical and social benefits, but also essential psychological cons...

For Venus, it's tennis only in Middle East

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DOHA, Qatar : While Venus Williams often promotes women's equality in sport, the Wimbledon champion said her trip this week to the conse...

Venus focused on tennis

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The Associated Press November 4, 2008 at 10:05 AM EST DOHA — While Venus Williams often promotes women's equality in sport, the Wimbledo...
11/3/08

Beach Volleyball in Iran?

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How do conservative countries handle scantily clad Olympic athletes? By Kara Hadge Posted Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, at http://www.slate.com/...

International: "Foul Ball: Muslim Women Banned from Sports Participation"

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Rochelle Terman 14/08/2008: In this essay, Rochelle Terman considers the role of Muslim women in sports on the global scene, especially in l...

Islam’s View on Physical Activity and Sport: Egyptian Women Interpreting Islam

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Kristin Walseth: kristin.walseth@nih.no Kari Fasting: The Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education, Norway. kari.fasting@nih.no ...

Christian, Muslim youth compete in peace

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Marc Anthony Reyes Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines—The instruction was to say the name of your teammate before dishing out a p...
11/2/08

Muslim Women in Sports: Lida Fariman and Manije Kazemi, of Iran - A Question of Clothing

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Lida Fariman competed in the Olympics (1992, 1996) as a shooter, but wore the traditional Islamic robe and hijab (head-cover). In the Austra...
11/1/08

Growing the game in the world's most populous Muslim country - An interview with Chris Bandy

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Chris Bandy has been in the job as Head of Australian Football Development in Indonesia for a year, after an Australian Youth Ambassadors fo...
10/31/08

The Status of Muslim Women in Sport: Conflict between Cultural Tradition and Modernization

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Leila Sfeir Department of Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 702 S. Wright Street, Urbana, ILL 61801, U.S.A. Published d...