In the free West, we don’t ban people from sports competitions for “un-Islamic” acts. Anyone committing an “un-Islamic act” would simply be vilified and excoriated as a racist, bigoted “Islamophobe.” See, we are much more enlightened.
“Iranian women players banned from billiard sports competitions for ‘un-Islamic’ acts,” AFP, March 31, 2017:
Iran has banned some of its women players from billiard sports competitions for a year for violating the Islamic codes of conduct at a tournament in China, sporting authorities announced.
The Disciplinary Committee of Bowling, Billiard and Boxing Federation did not reveal the nature of the alleged offences, saying it would name the transgressors later.
“Women sent to China Open (billiard) competitions will be banned from all domestic and foreign competitions for one year for violating the Islamic code,” it said late Thursday, according to the ISNA and Tasnim news agencies.
The category of billiard sports includes billiards, pool and snooker.
The reported ban comes less than two months after the Iranian chess federation announced possible disciplinary action against an Iranian brother and sister for violating Islamic and political rules.
Dorsa Derakhshani, who holds the title of International Master, has been living in Spain for more than two years, and playing without the hijab headscarf in chess games.
She could face a ban from the federation, fines, prison or lashes if she returns to Iran….
Michael says
I’m sure most in civilized societies have no idea that Islam regulates every aspect of your life. It is not a religion. It is a system of law, and brutal to boot. I hope the woman who is the International Master never returns to Iran, though she is not safe where she is, either.
ECAW says
It is a religion AND a system of law, although cult seems closer to the mark:
http://www.faithfreedom.org/oped/sina50218.htm
Jeanette says
Islam meets every qualifier as a cult.
It even meets one that most cults do not meet – human sacrifice.
Human sacrifice is a ritual during which the murderers call to their what they perceive to be a deity to witness and approve the murder. This applies to a coven of witches, a cave full of Satanists, and a gang of Muslims shouting “Allahu akbar” as they slice victims’ throats.
Jeanette says
Sorry – it seemed like this comment wasn’t going to post, so I added a couple of things before I hit the button again, accidentally posting a second comment with similar content below.
Jeanette says
Islam meets every qualifier as a cult.
It even meets one that most cults do not meet – human sacrifice.
Human sacrifice is a ritual during which the murderers call to what they perceive as a deity to witness and approve the murder. This applies to a coven of witches, a cave full of Satanists, and a gang of Muslims shouting “Allahu akbar” as they slice victims’ throats.
We could make a lot faster headway against Islam if it were classified as a cult, rather than being protected as a religion.
ECAW says
“We could make a lot faster headway against Islam if it were classified as a cult, rather than being protected as a religion.”
Very much agree. What is the point of having the (official, I think) classification of a cult if the worst, most obvious, offender isn’t designated? Scientologists and Moonies must be pretty pissed off.
Kris T says
Islam will TORTURE (“lashes”, from the article) their own women for simply choosing a different fashion standard? Barbaric. A man who lived 1400 years ago telling modern women what fashion to wear. That’s unthinkable.
mortimer says
An un-Islamic act could be almost anything, such as facing the wrong direction whilst on the toilet.
Michael says
good point, mortimer. they don’t need a reason to kill you, torture you, anything at all. If they so deem, they kill you on the spot. I recently read ‘A Time for Betrayal,’ and he told of how a teenage girl, talking on a phone to her boyfriend, was shot and killed on the spot — for talking to her boyfriend. And if she had not been? And they wanted to kill her anyway? No difference.
frederick King says
The women can’t bend over pool tables ? I’m sure it’s OK for the Girl/boy dancers to do it for the men at muslim parties. The pearls of muhammad’s paradie.
Dennis says
Especially women…the Shias hate them. They would regulate women’s monthly periods, if the could! Allah is soo busy spying on the multitudes to make sure they are not breaking his sharia.
ECAW says
True. Islam, the religion of control. And it begins with women.
Where are the feminists when you need them? (bitter laugh)
gravenimage says
It’s not just Shi’ites who hate women–it is all pious Muslims.
FYI says
Apparently allah doesn’t even like Chess.
But then allah completely forgot to actually enumerate the Commandments in his koran(the most perfect uncreated book muslims believe),couldn’t figure out the Trinity(it’s not Rocket science),didn’t understand what Jesus Christ was all about,has ONLY 99 names(unlike Almighty God who is the Alpha and Omega and doesn’t need such a silly limiting thing as having 99 names)and is so linguistically challenged that you can only speak to him in Arabic(as opposed to the Almighty God of the Bible who speaks in all languages).
allah,it seems does not appear to be a very intelligent god.
Perhaps that’s because allah,the totalitarian tyrant.. isn’t God.
His prophet thought dogs and pigs unclean:and this,laughably,from a “prophet” who famously imbibed the urinal waste products of a notoriously foul smelling creature,the camel,in the mistaken belief that it was a panacea for all medical ailments.
Guest says
Of course they were removed. Being a woman is in-islamic
Angemon says
But remember: shia islam is good and sunni islam is bad… /sarc. off
gravenimage says
Yes–you hear this from some fools. It is, of course, ridiculous.
R Cole says
Instead of hearing the feminists, on the lack of women’s freedoms in the Islamic world – all you hear are crickets!!
Yet the feminists will have on their Islamic headscarves on Protest Day – to show their solidarity with Muslim women.
Which ones ~ you might ask?
The Muslim women who, after having been granted all the freedoms they could ever want, still want the Islamic law that binds them, here in the west.
Lucky for them, as their feminist sisters take comfort in seeing the realities of Islam, as Islamophobic.
don rugdee says
It must be annoying for the rulers of Iran to see the girls knocking their balls on the billiard table. Feeling the pain, you ayatollahs?
gravenimage says
Iranian women players banned from sports competitions for “un-Islamic” acts
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Islam hates women.
Jovial Joe says
You’re intro is actually wrong here Robert – the West doles out the same punishments for “un-Islamic” behaviour, e.g., the gymnast Lewis Smith was given a 2-month suspension for “mocking” the Islamic prayer: https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/louis-smith-banned-two-months-9172346.amp
Lilythewise says
Yet foolish feminists defend Islam anyway.
I can’t imagine a more stupid bunch of women.