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| Muslim American weightlifter fights to compete wearing hijab |
| 2011-06-29 |
| American Muslim Kulsoom Abdullah may be the only woman in the world to compete in weightlifting tournaments while wearing the hijab. Now she refuses to be strong-armed by rules prohibiting her from participating because of her loose clothing. Abdullah was told she could not compete in the American Open last year because her long sleeves and pants prevented the judges from ensuring her elbows and knees were fully extended. "When I qualified for the American Open, my coaches told me everyone wears a singlet, but we could ask if I could wear something else to accommodate [the hijab]. That’s when I encountered my first ‘no.’ I was told I wouldn’t even be allowed to walk out on the platform to lift if I didn’t wear a singlet," she said. So, backed by CAIR, she appealed to the International Weightlifters Federation, assembling a 44-page packet illustrating an alternate dress code that allows her to compete fairly without compromising her faith. The US Olympic Committee says it will present the case during the Federation’s annual meeting, which began on Sunday in Malaysia. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #4 Who will she sue if she hoists herself on her own hijab? Most sports abhor bathrobes. |
| Posted by: Pollyandrew 2011-06-29 18:12 |
| #3 Hussy! All that heaving and grunting is surely to cause Muslim men to lose all control. |
| Posted by: Eohippus Phater7165 2011-06-29 17:33 |
| #2 Hmmm...if we don't "compromise" their faith, then they get honor killings, beheadings, blasphemy enforcement, punishment by amputation, pedophilic "marriages," spousal battery, not to mention male polygamy. I say we keep them on a short leash, with a choke hold. |
| Posted by: Flemble Uloger1837 2011-06-29 16:55 |
| #1 So, backed by CAIR, she appealed ... says it all! |
| Posted by: Mikey Hunt 2011-06-29 13:05 |