Comments on: Should men-only Muslim teams be barred from the Olympics?

By: Muslimahs at the Beijing Olympics « Muslimah Media Watch

Muslimahs at the Beijing Olympics « Muslimah Media Watch — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:32:06 +0000

[...] Many sites pointed out that some feel that the countries that allow men-only Olympic teams should be barred. Unfortunately the only countries which outright ban women from participating in the Olympics are Muslim countries – Saudi Arabia (surprise, surprise) and Brunei (and until recently the U.A.E). In a well written criticism Ali Al-Ahmed states that While the hypothetical example of participating countries barring black athletes from the Olympic Games would have rightly caused international outrage, the committee continues to allow the participation of countries that do not allow women on their Olympic teams. [...]

By: nazar

nazar — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:28:34 +0000

United Arab Emirates has sent female to particpate Beijing Olympics

By: Fariborz Shamshiri

Fariborz Shamshiri — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:47:13 +0000

Iranian women athletes presence is against Islamic values!

By: “There are foreign nationals in our cells every day of the week.” « The Cultural Anarchlyst

Fri, 23 May 2008 06:01:23 +0000

[...] clamps down on Gypsies (John Hooper, Guardian) Indian cricket boss bans black dancers (The Sun) Should men-only Muslim teams be barred from the Olympics? (Tom Heneghan, FaithWorld) Yeah, I thought it was you! [...]

By: Peter H

Peter H — Fri, 23 May 2008 05:49:44 +0000

Why the continual effort to drive a wedge between the Islamic world and the rest? Is it solving anything? Who benefits? Would the world be a better place if everybody did things the same way?

By: Human and Female

Human and Female — Fri, 23 May 2008 01:53:33 +0000

Why are men so afraid of women? We are just as human as men, maybe even the superior sex if there is such a thing. It’s time for women to be given their due in this world and not be considered as second class or property. It is also time for our species to grow up and out of the delusion of religion which is used to suppress womankind. Women athletes should be unfettered across all nations of this planet and given the same rights and privileges as any male.

By: title9guy

title9guy — Fri, 23 May 2008 01:22:07 +0000

Perhaps making title9 part of the Olympic rule would help? But then what about Religious Freedom. In Humboldt County California there is a track and field team made up of “Religious” folks with the name “Respect”. I watch a young “Religious” woman run track in a dress that meets the standards of thier religion. She won the race and in a race against some boys her age she wond that race too. In the end “Life and love will find a way to win the race”. Perhaps new uniforms would help? Religious people do have right to have thier religion respected even in the Olympics. It was not so long ago that American’s didn’t let American women athletics with respect. Is you school following the rules written into Title IX ???

By: Conscientious Observer

Conscientious Observer — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:14:40 +0000

When comes down to the basic human rights issue yes they should be barred. (Religion has nothing to do with it because other muslim women are competing!) However, if they are allowed to compete and see what the real world is like outside of their very sheltered one, they actually may get a little bit more educated on basic common decency and how to view fellow human beings - especially females, in a more mature and intelligent way (fingers crossed). They may also learn by changing the medievel attitudes towards females, and not being afraid that some women can actually ‘do things’, including wining olympic medals, may be advantagous. Until these countries realise this they are severely limiting their opportunities to win medals. Putting myself in the shoes of an ignorant chauvanist where my arrogance equals my narcissistic and poorly educated attitude towards the female gender, I guess I too would feel threatened and upset if females were allowed to compete and possibly ‘do better than’ me. How dare they try to look better than me, my whole manhood would be forever affected. I must protest and show the whole world how pathetically insecure I really am and how easily my self-esteem has been permanantly shattered. Ooh, I can always get it back by the good old honour killing. But of course such ignorance may be too resistant to suggestions only, of change for the better. They should be given the chance.

By: Tariq Mahmood

Tariq Mahmood — Thu, 22 May 2008 06:01:37 +0000

Most nation states are soveriegn and practice the laws their people want. In case certain nations do not appreciate the type of dresses and other gears in which sportsmen and women appear in public do not comply with the cultural and ideological value of some people they may be allowed to follow their princples.

In fact the world at large, especially led by the cultural leadership of Anglo Saxons is getting closer to nudism, exposures of female sportswomen rather erotically. The continuing of olympic flame reminds us of the sun worshiping idolators. It should not be aloowed any further.

When we allow gays and lisbians on the sports field, an untaural act why cannot female sportwomen decently drseed be permitted.

I feel now is the time that we should respect our female and not use them a s means for advertisements and sexual eroticism.

Finally, Muslims are a people who practice their religion more religiously and the values some Muslim countries want to protect are enjoined by their religion. They should be permitted to practice what is obligatory for them.

By: Stephan

Stephan — Thu, 22 May 2008 05:57:36 +0000

I agree, China should be barred from the Olympics because they discriminate against their Tibetan and Uighur minorities, muslim countries espousing sexism for “cultural reasons” should be expelled, and the US should be expelled for committing the supreme crime of aggressive war and for being responsible for a genocide in Iraq that has seen over 1 000 000 killed and 4 000 000 lose their homes. To put that in perspective its like 10 million Americans losing their lives and 40 million losing their homes. The tragedy here is that the Olympics can’t really go on anymore, our world, especially our corporate and government leaders, is too corrupt, greedy, and murderous to sustain the Olympic ideals any longer.