Posted on 05/28/2015 9:01:50 PM PDT by rickmichaels
A boys soccer team from ISNA Private Islamic High School refused to finish a game on Tuesday because two females were on the opposing team during a Brampton tournament.
Robert F. Hall Catholic School, in Caledon, does not have a girls team so the two females played on the senior boys team, which was approved by the Region of Peel Secondary School Athletic Association (ROPSSAA).
During halftime, the ISNA Private Islamic High School team brought the concern to the referee. Robert F. Hall Catholic School school was winning the game 3–1 at that point.
Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations, South Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association and ROPSSAA all have the same gender rule stating:
“If a sport activity is not available for a female on a girls’ team, she is eligible to participate on a boys’ team following a successful tryout.”
The girls on Robert F. Hall Catholic School team told CityNews they insisted on sitting out for the second half to allow the game to continue. The team went on to win 6-1 but both teams ended up advancing to the next round.
There is a chance the two teams could face each other again on Monday.
ROPSSAA said their rules are black and white.
But this is uncharted territory for the board so they are gathering their facts and will make a ruling on Friday about how to proceed.
Bruce Campbell of the Catholic School Board says they are disappointed and that they expect any team participating to know the rules.
“We were a little bit caught off guard because we assumed it was a senior boys league and exclusively for boys,” Essa Abdool-Karim. the coach of the ISNA High School soccer team, said.
“Free mixing is generally something we do not do, more so out of respect than anything,” he said.
Abdool-Karim said the team tried to have an open dialogue and explain to the other team that it is their belief.
“We want them to understand this balance between religion and having to sacrifice the sport you love is a difficult situation,” Abdool-Karim said.
If they face the same team again he doesn’t think they will play them.
“We want inclusion for all. We are trying to find a solution to a problem,” he said.
He wants “inclusion for ALL” by excluding girls..?
Thanks, Islam.
They included all and some chose to opt out. Lesson for today: Stop including muslims in civilized society until they act civilized in all ways.
Well you better nip this Shiite in the bud or bye-bye more rights.
Coming to a country near you.
I hope ROPSSAA does not give in to these muzzies. The muzzies sound like soar losers.
They were losing 3 1 while the girls were playing. they will probably take it out on some girl or another. unfortunately.
they idea of “respect” is raping young women and then stoning them to death....
Oh, wait - they won't. As usual.
I am guessing around 610AD the end result when the gov’ts of that time allowed gay marriage and ok’d underage sex by the politicians and celebs of the day was Islam. Muslims really hate women. The guys like boys.
These appeasers never learn. Even with something simple like this.
Oh well. They will be trying to reason with the muslims up to the point their vocal cords are severed by a sword. Unless they spinelessly agree to convert.
Who’d ya lose to, Abdool?
Wasn’t it St. Mary’s School for Blind, Clubfooted Girls?
Abdool?
Cue the Appeasement Bandwagon in three... Two... One...
I’m sure the NCAA, if not some idiot liberal judge will put his own spin on Title VII, and give these muzzrats special dispensation.
in this case it sounds like Islam is the only voice of common sense. Including women on a boys sports team is a symptom of Western liberal feminism. It’s ironic that freepers would be cheering for the Western feminized soccer coaches. What’s next, forcing women onto football teams and rugby?
You want women to be forced onto boys’ sports teams? I don’t. If the Muslims are also against that, in this case they make more sense that Western liberals and sports officials who’ve caved to our feminists.
do you think the Muslim team is wrong? do you think girls belong on boys’ sports teams? I don’t, and I’m not going to deny that the Muslims are right about this, just because they’re Muslims.
they’ve already spinelessly caved to the feminists. good for this Muslim team for standing for common sense — girls don’t belong on boys sports teams. and vice versa. what a mixed up world when the only people who still recognize that common sense fact are Muslims — and the “conservatives” on FR blast the Muslims for taking a common sense position instead of the feminist line.
No, I want muslimes eradicated from the face of the earth in case you’re wondering.
But I can't help thinking, based on past experience, that if women wanted to be included in men activities the feminists would be all for it. That the Muslims are objecting renders them silent, which makes them absolute frauds in my book.
That was my point.
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