Muslim girl ejected from Canadian soccer tournament (by a Muslim referee) for wearing a headscarft.
79 Replies to “So: what do we think?”
DavidT, you can’t see a kid grabbing her head scarf while she’s running full tilt with the ball? Or grabbing her shirt and getting a handful of scarf with it?
Haven’t seen much kid’s soccer have you? Just like a liberal.
Phantom.
I guess you are in the “eleven year old girl in a hijab is potentially dangerous” camp. Good for you.
Gssp what if someone grabbed a handful of hair???!!! We have to ban hair now.
Next thing you know you will be advocating the banning of children from riding bikes.
This is silly. Its a bunch of grown ups getting together to agree with each other about everything from conspiracies to the end of the western civilization when in fact all it is is a little girl playing a game.
And I am most certainly no Liberal.
Its simple folks.
FIFA has rules. You follow the rules or you don’t play. You don’t get to cherry pick which rules apply to you or not.
If you think this is stupid, then lets list some other rules that you would like to ignore. How about speeding in playground zones.
The 11 year old girl gets to make an adult decision. Loose the head gear or not play. How deep are her religious convictions
If the girl were injured while wearing the hijab (say, struck in the face by a ball) and it had to be removed in order to treat the girl, they’d still probably be complaining about how westerners ‘don’t respect Islam.
I can understand where the family is coming from on this issue – see the British Airways kerfuffle over the woman who wore her cross – but the issue is here is that of safety, and the rules are applied equally to people of all religions – whether or not you want to wear a cross, a kirpan, or what have you.
I sympathize with Muslim Canadians who have been here forever and are tired of radical immigrants making them look foolish, but it seems to me this is a case of a religious person having the be accommodating in the interests of safety. The rules are the rules, and they were known in advance.
9/11 families urge MPs to support anti-terror measures
National Post – 22 minutes ago
OTTAWA – Canadians who lost family members in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks today pleaded with MPs to support the government motion to extend key anti-terrorism measures, which the Conservatives are poised to lose.(google news)..-
Grits Ready To Torpedo Anti-Terror Measures
Prime Minister Stephen Harper Monday accused the Liberals of an “outrageous and unsubstantiated slur” against the Vancouver Sun, reporter Kim Bolan and the RCMP as the Grits dug in their heels against extending two anti-terrorist measures in a vote today. (national newswatch)
There are rules/guidelines for all sports in Canada.
The fault lies with the coaches who didn’t enforce these before it got to this point.
Soccer is a “team” sport, and thus you as a player must work for the “team”. Wearing safe sports gear is part of that.
You can’t play hockey without a helmet. Are hijabs part of the future for hockey as well???
God forbid, or I guess I should say…Allah forbid, don’t want to not be pc.:-)
DKJones/Eeyore/others:
This was a tournament in Quebec. She played for an Ontario team. In the Ontario league, playing with the same rules, she was allowed to play. The issue never came up. So why would anyone think it would come up at the tournament.
I think the opponents here and the Muslim conspiracy theorists here are missing a larger point. In a way, this girl, this 11 year old girl, playing in short pants and short sleeves, is making a far more radical statement against extremist Islam than wearing a little scarf on her head.
Good for her.
I’m in the reasonable accomodation crowd on this one. There was no safety issue. She was playing the season with it. It’s a freakin’ game. Play on.
Ted
Redesign the hijab.
Common sense says not to wear anything wrapped around your neck in a sport which may unintentionally become a contact sport. Something like a speed skater’s hood which covers the hair but sits close to the skin would meet both religious and safety requirements.
Just a thought …
Jon
Arar got $10mil – no evidence required. The Khadr kid gets free medical for life.
The parents had to figure this would be worth $250k for an infringement on their “rights”
Taxpayer money, easy come, easy go.
It’s been many years since my boys played soccer but I remember the referees always made it a point , before a game to tell any player with a headband, bandanna or earrings to remove them. My sons played both co-ed and youth soccer and this rule was always enforced at home and in tournaments, for boys and girls. I guess things must be different down there in Ottawa. How could a coach not be aware of the rules?
What a surprise, though, that Muslims everywhere will scream discrimination over a rule everyone else accepts. Go play in an Islamic league.
KP
“Seriously lighten up,” says useful idiot davidt.
Forgettaboutit. Seriously, mr. t., you need to smarten up, read a little history, and figure out which way the wind’s blowing.
As it is, you’re just blowing in the politcally correct, multi-culti, all religions/cultures are equal hurricane that’s sweeping Canada–and you may just be surprised where you end up.
I guess you’ve never given being Dhimmied a second thought. Maybe you’d better.
cover your awrah and watch out for factions. http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=84291&ln=eng&txt=soccer
is there anything anyone has read about this religion that makes it seem like it wasnt concieved in an epileptic fit or bipolar incident.
There is legislation in place today that wasn’t there 5 yrs ago re Air India Inquiry. What is available today that the liberals are afraid of. Maybe we have looked at this wrong all these years. What was the political situation in India when this happened. What side were the libs on. Maybe it wasn’t a person from India who planned it, just paid for it. Who is the liberal sugar daddy. Who has great influence at the UN. Who has contacts with dictators or others around the world. And maybe that is what the liberals are afraid of coming out if they question witnesses, a very secretive liberal with his hands in all sorts of pockets. The liberal Whip said that not all libs will be in the House for the vote, some have medical problems, family problems, travel committments etc. Regardless, there is no way dion or the cbc can spin this to make is not appear the liberals are soft on terror and support terrorists and take money from said organizations. This is big payback for all of them. As for the libs questioning, and also the msm, why these 2 issues were not discussed earlier, PMSH response is, up until just recently, when the leader of the Liberal party flipflopped, there was no need to. Why did he flipflop. Is it just me, or does Iggy give the impression, when he stands up that he is bored, knows he is the smartest one in the room, and really should be leader. Or, another Bains friend is asking for an apology.
Ted,
I am not sure about your point other than there was unequal application of the rules. Doesn’t make breaking rules okay. Just because one police officer doesn’t pull you over for speeding does not give you carte blanche to speed.
While I would agree that this is a stupid rule for a kids soccer league, it is in place and the referee merely enforced it. Did the ref have a political point to make or did he want he want the Ontario team to leave, dunno. But he merely enforced a standing rule. I don’t really see the story here.
DKJones:
My point was just to respond to uninformed comments like Robert Bollocks: “Administrators and now the media viewrs ALL know the rules were in place AHEAD OF TIME. the sensible methodical logical course is to get a ruling on the hijab PRIOR to the beginning of the season and then go with that. this is just a dare to the referee to act and thus make it a media issue.”
The rule book in every sport is thick and lots of rules don’t get enforced to the letter, or rely upon a complaint. Like jaywalking.
I’ve never been one to hold firmly to the view that a rule should be enforced simply because it is a rule when you are talking about a minor rule, no safety concern and pre-teens playing soccer for fun.
“The rule book in every sport is thick and lots of rules don’t get enforced to the letter, or rely upon a complaint. Like jaywalking.”
I beg to differ Ted. Soccer rules are pretty basic compared to other complicated sports, so I don’t see how the rulebook could be all that difficult to comprehend.
Davidt
Maybe you should have a listen to Brigitte Gabriel. This might open your eyes.When you come to this country you should abide by our rules or leave.
I’m not sure if this has been mentionned but this incident didn’t occur in the first game but actually happened in the third game. So there is a problem with being consistent when applying the rule, what’s good one day isn’t another??? In fairness to everyone involved, the coach should have informed the organizers about their player and her decision to wear the scarf (yes hers, apparently she likes it), and ensure that this wouldn’t be a problem this could have solved a lot of headache. I’m impressed by the teams decision to bow out in support of their teammate those are values which should be appreciated.
As for the safety issue, I agree with Ted and DavidT, I hide my crucifix under my uniform for all sports as I think it’s a moronic issue. I have more chance getting punch, kicked, run into than being strangled by my chain.
To quote Bad New Bears, “Let them play”
Keep the hijab out of Canada.
The ref, a muslim, had better keep his head up… for the rest of his life. Sadly!
My son was kicked off the field for just wearing a swastika headband…and everyone says “Of course he should have been kicked off if he didn’t take it off”…..well the hijab is a political symbol too. One that symbolizes the most demonic cult the planet has seen.
Good on the ref. Make it illegal to have mosques in Canada and it won’t hurt my feelings.
(PS. I don’t have kids and they wouldn’t be wearing swastika headbands if I did)
Pat
A couple of points.
Several people metioned the importance of following the rules set out. The rule enforced was a rule that concerned saftey not a rule set out to prohibit religious women from wearing both the Hijab and playing soccer.
As a contract I would gladly argue in court that this little girl never broke the rule cited. In adition the rules of FIFA clearly state that the hijab is allowed.
I am also surprised by how eager the posters are to have government impose rules over religious worship. I would not have expected such big government horn blowing.
Wheninrome
said
“As it is, you’re just blowing in the politcally correct, multi-culti, all religions/cultures are equal hurricane that’s sweeping Canada–and you may just be surprised where you end up.”
Ok you convinced me. What we need is not moderates talking to each other what we need is extreamist rhetoric and infantile alarmism.
And as for reading history rome, you may have noticed that the world has always had problems and right now we have never been safer in comparison to the chanage of the past.
A couple of points.
Several people metioned the importance of following the rules set out. The rule enforced was a rule that concerned saftey not a rule set out to prohibit religious women from wearing both the Hijab and playing soccer.
As a contract I would gladly argue in court that this little girl never broke the rule cited. In adition the rules of FIFA clearly state that the hijab is allowed.
I am also surprised by how eager the posters are to have government impose rules over religious worship. I would not have expected such big government horn blowing.
Wheninrome
said
“As it is, you’re just blowing in the politcally correct, multi-culti, all religions/cultures are equal hurricane that’s sweeping Canada–and you may just be surprised where you end up.”
Ok you convinced me. What we need is not moderates talking to each other what we need is extreamist rhetoric and infantile alarmism.
And as for reading history rome, you may have noticed that the world has always had problems and right now we have never been safer in comparison to the carnage of the past.
In adition the rules of FIFA clearly state that the hijab is allowed….
Posted by: davidt at February 27, 2007 8:47 PM
==========
Really? Where? I took a look at the Laws, and I don’t see anything. Do you have a linky?
Here is the Law on equipment:
Safety
– A player must not use equipment or wear anything that is dangerous to himself or another player (including any kind of jewellery).
Jewellery
– All items of jewellery are potentially dangerous. The term “dangerous” can sometimes be ambiguous and controversial, therefore in order to be uniform and consistent any kind of jewellery has to be forbidden.
– Players are not allowed to use tape to cover jewellery. Taping jewellery is not adequate protection.
– Rings, earrings, leather or rubber bands are not necessary to play and the only thing they can bring about is injury.
Islam: A death cult which murders women.
The hijab/veil is a symbol of Death.
…-
Three Palestinian Honor Killings in 24 Hours
People keep talking about giving the Palestinians a state, but in truth, they already have one—a society that sanctions and breeds murderers: Gazans upset by three suspected ‘honor killings’.
Three Palestinian women have been murdered in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, Palestinian Authority security officials and local residents said.
The bodies of the women were discovered early Tuesday in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. The motive for the killings remained unclear. One of the victims, a 35-year-old mother of four, was found near the beach. She had been shot at least 13 times in different parts of her body, said a PA security official.
The other two women were killed separately and their bullet-riddled bodies were discovered late Monday. …-
Meanwhile, the Ma’an news service is whitewashing the English versions of their reports for consumption by gullible foreigners, while peddling genocide and incitement to murder in Arabic: Hate terminology in Arabic sanitized in English translations by Palestinian news service….- http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/
Okay the rules are at 3w.fifa.com. It takes about 1 minute to read the section on players equipment.
There is no specific exemption for or against the hijab. They do allow for soft protective headwear, but anything considered unsafe by the referee is not allowed. I would say the wearing of the hijab is judgement call by the referee. It is definitely not protective headwear, but does the referee consider it unsafe? That would be the only basis for allowing the Hijab.
We Cannot Solve the World’s Problems With A Soccer Ball
…
Ah, the sweet sounds of moral relativism.
People may be evil, but evil is a matter of where you’re standing.
Qatar may ban bathing suits and refuse to recognize the State of Israel. Qatari crowds may cheer regimes that sponsor mass murder both domestically and internationally. But that’s all just a matter of perspective. What really matters is that everyone likes games involving spherical objects.
The sports press plays this same tune every four years, with the advent of the World Cup. ESPN ran an ad during the 2006 World Cup in which U2’s Bono gravely informed the audience: “It’s a simple thing. Just a ball and a goal. But once every four years that simple thing drastically changes the world. It closes the schools, closes the shops, closes the city, stops a war. A simple ball fuels the passion and pride of nations, gives people everywhere something to hope for, gives countries respect where respect is in short supply and achieves more than the politicians ever could. Once every four years a ball does the impossible.”
…- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1792623/posts
Aww the poor little girls…utter nonsense.
This one want’s to play alright but not by the rules that everybody else does, but by the rules they want to bend to suite them. It’s religious bigotry and a cash grab.
The rules likely don’t say ‘hijab’ because perhaps when they were put forth years back, the hijab was not being worn by ANY eleven year old girl playing sports. The articles I read also stated she has “chosen to wear the hijab for a two years now…”
Why does a female muslim child ‘feel the need’ to wear a hijab before puberty when endless pictures of the ME clearly show that female children DO NOT wear the hijab at this early age, so why in Canada and why now?
To make a political point.
Mesage to me is –
“Let’s show these ignorant Canuks how intolerant they really are.”
Truly getting fed up with this crap.
Gee wonder if she’d get away with wearing such a bright red head covering in SA, Yemen, Syria or Palistine?
Even a cloth cage is a cage nonetheless.
Colour me jaded, but I fully expect that next will be the ‘freedom scarf’s’ of the arafart designer collection, worn proudly by our media members first.
DavidT, you can’t see a kid grabbing her head scarf while she’s running full tilt with the ball? Or grabbing her shirt and getting a handful of scarf with it?
Haven’t seen much kid’s soccer have you? Just like a liberal.
Phantom.
I guess you are in the “eleven year old girl in a hijab is potentially dangerous” camp. Good for you.
Gssp what if someone grabbed a handful of hair???!!! We have to ban hair now.
Next thing you know you will be advocating the banning of children from riding bikes.
This is silly. Its a bunch of grown ups getting together to agree with each other about everything from conspiracies to the end of the western civilization when in fact all it is is a little girl playing a game.
And I am most certainly no Liberal.
Its simple folks.
FIFA has rules. You follow the rules or you don’t play. You don’t get to cherry pick which rules apply to you or not.
If you think this is stupid, then lets list some other rules that you would like to ignore. How about speeding in playground zones.
The 11 year old girl gets to make an adult decision. Loose the head gear or not play. How deep are her religious convictions
If the girl were injured while wearing the hijab (say, struck in the face by a ball) and it had to be removed in order to treat the girl, they’d still probably be complaining about how westerners ‘don’t respect Islam.
I can understand where the family is coming from on this issue – see the British Airways kerfuffle over the woman who wore her cross – but the issue is here is that of safety, and the rules are applied equally to people of all religions – whether or not you want to wear a cross, a kirpan, or what have you.
I sympathize with Muslim Canadians who have been here forever and are tired of radical immigrants making them look foolish, but it seems to me this is a case of a religious person having the be accommodating in the interests of safety. The rules are the rules, and they were known in advance.
9/11 families urge MPs to support anti-terror measures
National Post – 22 minutes ago
OTTAWA – Canadians who lost family members in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks today pleaded with MPs to support the government motion to extend key anti-terrorism measures, which the Conservatives are poised to lose.(google news)..-
Grits Ready To Torpedo Anti-Terror Measures
Prime Minister Stephen Harper Monday accused the Liberals of an “outrageous and unsubstantiated slur” against the Vancouver Sun, reporter Kim Bolan and the RCMP as the Grits dug in their heels against extending two anti-terrorist measures in a vote today. (national newswatch)
There are rules/guidelines for all sports in Canada.
The fault lies with the coaches who didn’t enforce these before it got to this point.
Soccer is a “team” sport, and thus you as a player must work for the “team”. Wearing safe sports gear is part of that.
You can’t play hockey without a helmet. Are hijabs part of the future for hockey as well???
God forbid, or I guess I should say…Allah forbid, don’t want to not be pc.:-)
DKJones/Eeyore/others:
This was a tournament in Quebec. She played for an Ontario team. In the Ontario league, playing with the same rules, she was allowed to play. The issue never came up. So why would anyone think it would come up at the tournament.
I think the opponents here and the Muslim conspiracy theorists here are missing a larger point. In a way, this girl, this 11 year old girl, playing in short pants and short sleeves, is making a far more radical statement against extremist Islam than wearing a little scarf on her head.
Good for her.
I’m in the reasonable accomodation crowd on this one. There was no safety issue. She was playing the season with it. It’s a freakin’ game. Play on.
Ted
Redesign the hijab.
Common sense says not to wear anything wrapped around your neck in a sport which may unintentionally become a contact sport. Something like a speed skater’s hood which covers the hair but sits close to the skin would meet both religious and safety requirements.
Just a thought …
Jon
Arar got $10mil – no evidence required. The Khadr kid gets free medical for life.
The parents had to figure this would be worth $250k for an infringement on their “rights”
Taxpayer money, easy come, easy go.
It’s been many years since my boys played soccer but I remember the referees always made it a point , before a game to tell any player with a headband, bandanna or earrings to remove them. My sons played both co-ed and youth soccer and this rule was always enforced at home and in tournaments, for boys and girls. I guess things must be different down there in Ottawa. How could a coach not be aware of the rules?
What a surprise, though, that Muslims everywhere will scream discrimination over a rule everyone else accepts. Go play in an Islamic league.
KP
“Seriously lighten up,” says useful idiot davidt.
Forgettaboutit. Seriously, mr. t., you need to smarten up, read a little history, and figure out which way the wind’s blowing.
As it is, you’re just blowing in the politcally correct, multi-culti, all religions/cultures are equal hurricane that’s sweeping Canada–and you may just be surprised where you end up.
I guess you’ve never given being Dhimmied a second thought. Maybe you’d better.
cover your awrah and watch out for factions.
http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=84291&ln=eng&txt=soccer
is there anything anyone has read about this religion that makes it seem like it wasnt concieved in an epileptic fit or bipolar incident.
There is legislation in place today that wasn’t there 5 yrs ago re Air India Inquiry. What is available today that the liberals are afraid of. Maybe we have looked at this wrong all these years. What was the political situation in India when this happened. What side were the libs on. Maybe it wasn’t a person from India who planned it, just paid for it. Who is the liberal sugar daddy. Who has great influence at the UN. Who has contacts with dictators or others around the world. And maybe that is what the liberals are afraid of coming out if they question witnesses, a very secretive liberal with his hands in all sorts of pockets. The liberal Whip said that not all libs will be in the House for the vote, some have medical problems, family problems, travel committments etc. Regardless, there is no way dion or the cbc can spin this to make is not appear the liberals are soft on terror and support terrorists and take money from said organizations. This is big payback for all of them. As for the libs questioning, and also the msm, why these 2 issues were not discussed earlier, PMSH response is, up until just recently, when the leader of the Liberal party flipflopped, there was no need to. Why did he flipflop. Is it just me, or does Iggy give the impression, when he stands up that he is bored, knows he is the smartest one in the room, and really should be leader. Or, another Bains friend is asking for an apology.
Ted,
I am not sure about your point other than there was unequal application of the rules. Doesn’t make breaking rules okay. Just because one police officer doesn’t pull you over for speeding does not give you carte blanche to speed.
While I would agree that this is a stupid rule for a kids soccer league, it is in place and the referee merely enforced it. Did the ref have a political point to make or did he want he want the Ontario team to leave, dunno. But he merely enforced a standing rule. I don’t really see the story here.
DKJones:
My point was just to respond to uninformed comments like Robert Bollocks: “Administrators and now the media viewrs ALL know the rules were in place AHEAD OF TIME. the sensible methodical logical course is to get a ruling on the hijab PRIOR to the beginning of the season and then go with that. this is just a dare to the referee to act and thus make it a media issue.”
The rule book in every sport is thick and lots of rules don’t get enforced to the letter, or rely upon a complaint. Like jaywalking.
I’ve never been one to hold firmly to the view that a rule should be enforced simply because it is a rule when you are talking about a minor rule, no safety concern and pre-teens playing soccer for fun.
“The rule book in every sport is thick and lots of rules don’t get enforced to the letter, or rely upon a complaint. Like jaywalking.”
I beg to differ Ted. Soccer rules are pretty basic compared to other complicated sports, so I don’t see how the rulebook could be all that difficult to comprehend.
Davidt
Maybe you should have a listen to Brigitte Gabriel. This might open your eyes.When you come to this country you should abide by our rules or leave.
I’m not sure if this has been mentionned but this incident didn’t occur in the first game but actually happened in the third game. So there is a problem with being consistent when applying the rule, what’s good one day isn’t another??? In fairness to everyone involved, the coach should have informed the organizers about their player and her decision to wear the scarf (yes hers, apparently she likes it), and ensure that this wouldn’t be a problem this could have solved a lot of headache. I’m impressed by the teams decision to bow out in support of their teammate those are values which should be appreciated.
As for the safety issue, I agree with Ted and DavidT, I hide my crucifix under my uniform for all sports as I think it’s a moronic issue. I have more chance getting punch, kicked, run into than being strangled by my chain.
To quote Bad New Bears, “Let them play”
Keep the hijab out of Canada.
The ref, a muslim, had better keep his head up… for the rest of his life. Sadly!
My son was kicked off the field for just wearing a swastika headband…and everyone says “Of course he should have been kicked off if he didn’t take it off”…..well the hijab is a political symbol too. One that symbolizes the most demonic cult the planet has seen.
Good on the ref. Make it illegal to have mosques in Canada and it won’t hurt my feelings.
(PS. I don’t have kids and they wouldn’t be wearing swastika headbands if I did)
Pat
A couple of points.
Several people metioned the importance of following the rules set out. The rule enforced was a rule that concerned saftey not a rule set out to prohibit religious women from wearing both the Hijab and playing soccer.
As a contract I would gladly argue in court that this little girl never broke the rule cited. In adition the rules of FIFA clearly state that the hijab is allowed.
I am also surprised by how eager the posters are to have government impose rules over religious worship. I would not have expected such big government horn blowing.
Wheninrome
said
“As it is, you’re just blowing in the politcally correct, multi-culti, all religions/cultures are equal hurricane that’s sweeping Canada–and you may just be surprised where you end up.”
Ok you convinced me. What we need is not moderates talking to each other what we need is extreamist rhetoric and infantile alarmism.
And as for reading history rome, you may have noticed that the world has always had problems and right now we have never been safer in comparison to the chanage of the past.
A couple of points.
Several people metioned the importance of following the rules set out. The rule enforced was a rule that concerned saftey not a rule set out to prohibit religious women from wearing both the Hijab and playing soccer.
As a contract I would gladly argue in court that this little girl never broke the rule cited. In adition the rules of FIFA clearly state that the hijab is allowed.
I am also surprised by how eager the posters are to have government impose rules over religious worship. I would not have expected such big government horn blowing.
Wheninrome
said
“As it is, you’re just blowing in the politcally correct, multi-culti, all religions/cultures are equal hurricane that’s sweeping Canada–and you may just be surprised where you end up.”
Ok you convinced me. What we need is not moderates talking to each other what we need is extreamist rhetoric and infantile alarmism.
And as for reading history rome, you may have noticed that the world has always had problems and right now we have never been safer in comparison to the carnage of the past.
In adition the rules of FIFA clearly state that the hijab is allowed….
Posted by: davidt at February 27, 2007 8:47 PM
==========
Really? Where? I took a look at the Laws, and I don’t see anything. Do you have a linky?
Here is the Law on equipment:
Safety
– A player must not use equipment or wear anything that is dangerous to himself or another player (including any kind of jewellery).
Jewellery
– All items of jewellery are potentially dangerous. The term “dangerous” can sometimes be ambiguous and controversial, therefore in order to be uniform and consistent any kind of jewellery has to be forbidden.
– Players are not allowed to use tape to cover jewellery. Taping jewellery is not adequate protection.
– Rings, earrings, leather or rubber bands are not necessary to play and the only thing they can bring about is injury.
Islam: A death cult which murders women.
The hijab/veil is a symbol of Death.
…-
Three Palestinian Honor Killings in 24 Hours
People keep talking about giving the Palestinians a state, but in truth, they already have one—a society that sanctions and breeds murderers: Gazans upset by three suspected ‘honor killings’.
Three Palestinian women have been murdered in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, Palestinian Authority security officials and local residents said.
The bodies of the women were discovered early Tuesday in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. The motive for the killings remained unclear. One of the victims, a 35-year-old mother of four, was found near the beach. She had been shot at least 13 times in different parts of her body, said a PA security official.
The other two women were killed separately and their bullet-riddled bodies were discovered late Monday. …-
Meanwhile, the Ma’an news service is whitewashing the English versions of their reports for consumption by gullible foreigners, while peddling genocide and incitement to murder in Arabic: Hate terminology in Arabic sanitized in English translations by Palestinian news service….-
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/
Okay the rules are at 3w.fifa.com. It takes about 1 minute to read the section on players equipment.
There is no specific exemption for or against the hijab. They do allow for soft protective headwear, but anything considered unsafe by the referee is not allowed. I would say the wearing of the hijab is judgement call by the referee. It is definitely not protective headwear, but does the referee consider it unsafe? That would be the only basis for allowing the Hijab.
We Cannot Solve the World’s Problems With A Soccer Ball
…
Ah, the sweet sounds of moral relativism.
People may be evil, but evil is a matter of where you’re standing.
Qatar may ban bathing suits and refuse to recognize the State of Israel. Qatari crowds may cheer regimes that sponsor mass murder both domestically and internationally. But that’s all just a matter of perspective. What really matters is that everyone likes games involving spherical objects.
The sports press plays this same tune every four years, with the advent of the World Cup. ESPN ran an ad during the 2006 World Cup in which U2’s Bono gravely informed the audience: “It’s a simple thing. Just a ball and a goal. But once every four years that simple thing drastically changes the world. It closes the schools, closes the shops, closes the city, stops a war. A simple ball fuels the passion and pride of nations, gives people everywhere something to hope for, gives countries respect where respect is in short supply and achieves more than the politicians ever could. Once every four years a ball does the impossible.”
…-
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1792623/posts
Aww the poor little girls…utter nonsense.
This one want’s to play alright but not by the rules that everybody else does, but by the rules they want to bend to suite them. It’s religious bigotry and a cash grab.
The rules likely don’t say ‘hijab’ because perhaps when they were put forth years back, the hijab was not being worn by ANY eleven year old girl playing sports. The articles I read also stated she has “chosen to wear the hijab for a two years now…”
Why does a female muslim child ‘feel the need’ to wear a hijab before puberty when endless pictures of the ME clearly show that female children DO NOT wear the hijab at this early age, so why in Canada and why now?
To make a political point.
Mesage to me is –
“Let’s show these ignorant Canuks how intolerant they really are.”
Truly getting fed up with this crap.
Gee wonder if she’d get away with wearing such a bright red head covering in SA, Yemen, Syria or Palistine?
Even a cloth cage is a cage nonetheless.
Colour me jaded, but I fully expect that next will be the ‘freedom scarf’s’ of the arafart designer collection, worn proudly by our media members first.
Well, that’s settled! Now shut up and play.
Soccer’s ruling body bans head scarves from game
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