Saudi Arabia threaten to withdraw from Olympics over judo hijab ban

But don't worry. The world will almost certainly be spared the loss of all those peerless Saudi athletes: the IOC will cave, throwing safety considerations out the window. Whenever there is a conflict between Islamic practice and Infidel practice, Infidel practice must give way, say the Islamic supremacists -- and so far the Infidels have been happy to oblige.

"London 2012 Olympics: Saudi Arabia threaten to withdraw from Olympics over judo headscarf ban," by Jacquelin Magnay for the Telegraph, July 27:

Saudi Arabia have threatened to withdraw from the London 2012 Olympic Games unless female judo athlete Wujdan Shahrkhani is allowed to wear her headscarf in competition.

The International Olympic Committee has organised an urgent meeting with Saudi Arabia national Olympic committee officials, the international judo federation, and London Olympic organisers to try and avert the Saudi withdrawal.

"Yes we have heard that the Saudis are not happy and we will have an urgent meeting, certainly in the next two days," an IOC spokesperson told Telegraph Sport.

The issue is particularly sensitive as the IOC president Jacques Rogge had spent many months attempting to ensure Saudi Arabian women were participating in the London Games, despite initial reticence by the Saudi royal family.

Saudi Arabia had been the only country which appeared not to be sending any female athletes to the Games.

But just weeks ago, the IOC announced that two female athletes would represent Saudi Arabia at the Games: Shahrkhani in judo and Sarah Attar in track and field....

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Let her opponents tear her head off then say, "Well, we told you there was a safety problem! Insh'allah!!"

Clowns!

They have a female track and field athlete? Since when was sack-racing in the Olympics?

Please, don't forget to close the door on your way out. Thank you!.

"Yes, Sirs...Right Away, Sirs.

Saudi Oil is more important than a small quibble about a stupid piece of cloth. Just give us the oil!"

That will be the most likely answer.

Never mind that the all the first Olympic games which were staged for centuries in ancient Greece long before Islam even existed, the participants were nude.

Even the building used for many exercises known as a gymnasium is derived from the Greek word gymnos which in English means Nude.

I'll go for the Monkfiish wrapped in fig leaves, with the side salad of courgettes and fennel. Don't do Greek myself.

"Since when was sack-racing in the Olympics?"

hahahahaha .............

Nicely done, Bob.

My opinon has always been, when these termite (termite = islam) countries threaten to boycott rational (well, most of them, anyway) nation global events, the correct response is "Fine, don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out"


...they have to spoil it, don't they? No concessions for your mysogenistic crap.....taraa and don't come back until you are civilised

Call their bluff. Tell them that the rules are for everyone, no exceptions. Don't submit to demands and threats. If they want to walk, let them walk. Who's gonna' miss 'em? Enough of their crap, already...

"Saudi Arabia have threatened to withdraw from the London 2012 Olympic Games unless female judo athlete Wujdan Shahrkhani is allowed to wear her headscarf in competition."

IOC is a spineless committee. I don't know for fact, the Saudies have put up lots of funding to the Olympics in London - that means it is not a simple pull out but it can make a great big hole into the IOC members' pockets, which is the real issue behind the current Olympic meeting facade. By pussyfooting around the real issues, the clowns of the IOC think they are grabbing crap from the clean side.

WABOL the IOC.

If an opponent chokes her out with it, now there's a talking point.....

Good riddance! Saudi Arabia should be made to withdraw from as many international groups as possible. It should face serious sanctions for being a key inspiration to a global totalitarian movement to oppress non-Muslims.

Mackie,

Also recall that in the ancient Olympics, it was not about a competition among nations. It was a competition among individuals. We moderns have unfortunately collectivized the Olympics.

As long as it's valid for her opponent to use it against her, then let her cover her dirty hair. If she gets her neck broken in the process, c'est la vie.

Why should anyone give a darn about a Muslim's safety? Let the hijab-wearing morons get choked to death; it would look really good on the lot of them, and their stupid ways.

"..the participants were nude."

Muhammad and his followers used to run NAKED around the Kaaba right until the time of Muhammad’s last pilgrimage (nine years AFTER Islam)!!!

http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2010/03/muhammad-and-nudity-mahomet-et-la.html

It is always difficult to understand what is actual or abrogated in Islam. Islam is a chain of confusions from start to end.

After reading of the hypocritical Palestinian Authority letter about the Olympics being no place for a commemoration of its 1972 genocidal slaughter of Israeli athletes, and the demand for an apartheid barrier so the Lebanese judokas do not have to look at their Israeli counterparts, all I can think is "Saudis, please go, just please go!"

While neck snapping and choking are admirable - to be sure - I'd like to explore other possibilities presented such as pulling the hijab down as a blindfold.

Clearly, this paves the way for an entirely new class of judo - complete with its own set of tactics.

She is not a black belt and should not be there.

What are the Saudis doing in the Olympics anyway? Don't they know of the pagan origins of these games? Don't they know the ancient Greeks held them in honor of their false gods who were believed to dwell on Mt Olympus? There's no place for true blue Moslems in these games. It's blasphemous to participate.

To be consistently beaten in all the sports that they participate in, Saudis must be confused as to why inferior infidels can beat the 'best of peoples'. Isn't that why they don't play chess? To be intellectually outclassed by a young non-Muslim opponent would be particularly irritating.

Or make her go the whole hog & compete in a burqa. I'm tipping she would be easily pinned in a burqa.

She could shave her hair off and then compete.

One may ask: who gives a sh*t if Saudis withdraw!! Good riddance!!

Leave the bastards in the Dark Ages where they belong. I would have thought it a privilege to be a part of the modern world.
So, if this girl loses her headscarf do they stop the match, or do the Saudis claim foul play and blame the Jews.
Imbeciles!

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