No sporting chance for Saudi women

GlobalPost by Caryle Murphy | May. 14, 2009 (News Report)

Government officials have begun notifying female-only sports clubs that they must shut down because they don’t have licenses, according to Saudi press reports.

And they don’t have licenses because ... ?

That’s right! No government department is authorized to issue licenses for female-only sports clubs.

The catch-22 situation is another illustration of the barriers placed in the way of Saudi women who want to exercise and ... Full Story »

Posted by Beth Tucker

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Subjects: World, Living, Sports, Religion
Topics: Saudi Arabia, Women, Islam
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Posted by: Posted by Beth Tucker - May 14, 2009 - 9:55 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Beth Tucker (review), Kaizar Campwala (review)
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Edited by: Beth Tucker - May 14, 2009 - 9:55 AM PDT

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