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PostPosted: 08/10/12 4:17 pm    ::: Saudi media ignores female athletes Reply Reply with quote
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/olympics--saudi-arabia-media-ignore-historic-olympic-games-of-women-athletes-sarah-attar-and-wojdan-shaherkani.html

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The father of judoka Shaherkani was so incensed that he contacted the country's interior minister to demand action against those who had insulted his daughter. Under Saudi law, punishment for insulting a woman's honor and integrity can be up to 100 lashes.



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PostPosted: 08/10/12 7:50 pm    ::: Re: Saudi media ignores female athletes Reply Reply with quote
pilight wrote:
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/olympics--saudi-arabia-media-ignore-historic-olympic-games-of-women-athletes-sarah-attar-and-wojdan-shaherkani.html

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The father of judoka Shaherkani was so incensed that he contacted the country's interior minister to demand action against those who had insulted his daughter. Under Saudi law, punishment for insulting a woman's honor and integrity can be up to 100 lashes.


Well, we in the USA pretty much ignore female athletes that aren't skimpily attired. But I like to think Misty and Kerri were avidly followed due to their athleticism and dominant skills.



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PostPosted: 08/10/12 8:21 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
it's not so much that they're being ignored... as it is that they're being attacked....



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