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Saudi woman allowed to compete in hijab
Reuters ^ | July 30, 2012 | Michael Holden and Mohammed Abbas

Posted on 07/30/2012 4:46:26 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

LONDON (Reuters) - A female Saudi fighter will take part in the Olympic judo competition after being allowed to wear an Islamic headscarf, or hijab, of a specific design, officials said on Monday.

Wojdan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shaherkani is one of only two Saudi women to travel to London after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) lobbied the conservative Islamic kingdom to end its refusal to send women to the Games.

But she had said she would only compete if she was allowed to wear the hijab, and judo officials refused, saying it would be dangerous.

A Saudi National Olympic Committee spokeswoman said the committee, the IOC and the International Judo Federation (IJF) had now agreed on an acceptable form for the headscarf.

(Excerpt) Read more at ca.news.yahoo.com ...


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KEYWORDS: 2012olympics; muslimwomen; olympics
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1 posted on 07/30/2012 4:46:31 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I didn’t think you could use a hijab in judo. I thought it was a boxing move.


2 posted on 07/30/2012 4:47:41 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (Woe to them...)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I think they should be in full burqas with eye slits.


3 posted on 07/30/2012 4:51:14 PM PDT by beethovenfan (If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Do they have a ninja competition? The hijab would be perfect for that.


4 posted on 07/30/2012 4:52:00 PM PDT by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

With any luck she’ll get her head torn off.


5 posted on 07/30/2012 4:53:32 PM PDT by bigheadfred
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To: Free ThinkerNY

LOL

Please let me see her getting her azz kicked in that ridiculous outfit.

LOL


6 posted on 07/30/2012 4:53:45 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

SAUDI ARABIA IS NOT “CONSERVATIVE”!!!!!!! THEY ARE A BUNCH OF ISLAMIC FANATICS STUCK IN THE EIGHTH CENTURY!!! Sorry Freepers, I have to rant about this...the despicable vile MSM deliberately does that time after time...An American conservative would just tell her to have a great competition...and bring home a medal too!;)


7 posted on 07/30/2012 4:55:21 PM PDT by Frank_2001
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8 posted on 07/30/2012 4:55:34 PM PDT by iowamark
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Easy Peasy.....Insted of chalk dip your hands in a few slices of ham/bacon and your Islamic Competition is gone!


9 posted on 07/30/2012 4:57:56 PM PDT by jakerobins
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To: iowamark

Yipes!
It aint covering enough!


10 posted on 07/30/2012 4:58:10 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
why??? it's NOT in their book of lies and perversions...
11 posted on 07/30/2012 4:59:00 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: mylife

Do you think that’s really a female in there? Looks like Robert Gibbs to me.


12 posted on 07/30/2012 5:01:03 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Love the cult, respect the leader, but I simply can't drink the koolaid and die.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

She also said she should be beheaded if she failed to win a medal . . .


13 posted on 07/30/2012 5:03:39 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: Nervous Tick
Here is the other Saudi girl.


14 posted on 07/30/2012 5:05:03 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

Much better. I feel for her, though. Female and Saudi isn’t any easy way to go through life.


15 posted on 07/30/2012 5:09:07 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Love the cult, respect the leader, but I simply can't drink the koolaid and die.)
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To: Nervous Tick

Yeah, I feel sorry for the second one.


16 posted on 07/30/2012 5:12:35 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Sorry but if your oppressive religion requires you to be covered head to toe then stay out of sports. I would refuse to compete against you. Imagine the uproar if your head dress gets accidentally pulled off. Idiots in your religion would want to cut my head off.
17 posted on 07/30/2012 5:14:10 PM PDT by SECURE AMERICA (Where can I sign up for the New American Revolution and the Crusades 2012?)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

So what. It’s just a Gi with a hoodie. It may, however, affect her peripheral vision giving the advantage to her opponent.


18 posted on 07/30/2012 5:15:45 PM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class!)
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To: mylife

This Saudi competitor looks like she can actually compete. The judo competitor looks like she’s more suited to Sumo.


19 posted on 07/30/2012 5:26:08 PM PDT by tbw2
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To: tbw2

I am sure the Judo has weight classes.


20 posted on 07/30/2012 5:32:47 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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