Meanwhile, Leftists and dissemblers keep insisting that Islam respects women’s rights, and people actually believe them.
“Somaliland cans female football tournament as un-Islamic,” Reuters, December 17, 2020 (thanks to Henry):
Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland said on Thursday it had cancelled its first women’s football tournament as it fell foul of Islamic values, sparking outrage among women’s rights groups.
The Somaliland Women’s Football Tournament, featuring six female teams representing Somaliland’s six divisions, was expected to begin on Thursday in the capital Hargeisa.
But Abdirashid Aidid, director of sports at the ministry of youth and sports, said authorities had opted to can the seven-day event as it was un-Islamic.
“We cancelled it because it is not in line with Islamic values and norms,” Aidid told a news conference.
“After public anger, including from the sheikhs, we agreed to suspend it. Everyone saw our women playing during the training sessions on TV and social media platforms. We don’t want that at all.”
Amoun Adan – an athlete, women’s rights advocate and businesswoman – who organised the tournament, said authorities had first given her the go-ahead earlier this month.
They were later swayed by complaints from religious leaders after pictures were broadcast of the players training, she said, adding that all had been appropriately dressed.
“Such a decision is a denial of our rights as women. We didn’t do a sinful thing. What we did in the training is not something new. Women were fully covered,” Adan told the Thomson Reuters Foundation by phone….
sidney penny says
““Such a decision is a denial of our rights as women. We didn’t do a sinful thing. What we did in the training is not something new. Women were fully covered,” Adan told the Thomson Reuters Foundation by phone….”
“Women were fully covered”
The football tournament was cancelled because the women were fully covered and would not be able to see the ball.
John says
“We didn’t do a sinful thing.”. Sure you did, you follow islam, that in itself is a sin. Reap what you sow idiots. islam is a Barbaric Totalitarian Ideology of Male Savages.
gravenimage says
Somaliland Women’s Football Tournament canceled, ‘not in line with Islamic values and norms’
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Women’s soccer, Haram. Forced child marriage and stoning women to death, perfectly Islamic.
God, I hate Islam.
Lion heart says
Gravenimage : ? that’s Islamic twisted logic ! In Islam , wine is forbidden but muffins will drink in their paradise ! Fornication is haram but raping nonMuslim women is ok ( Quran 4:24 ) but guess what fornication is permissible in the same verse ??
Istvan Vogel says
I don’t recall any adverse comments in the Koran about women’s football teams. In fact, I don’t recall the Koran saying anything about football, cricket, basket ball or ice skating either.
gravenimage says
Not specifically, Istvan–but it is clear that women engaging in any independent, fun activity is pretty obviously Haram.
gravenimage says
True, Lion Heart.
OLD GUY says
Islam is the religion of CRIMINALS and power over everyone. Allowing islam to fester in your society will result in civil disruption and death. Islam preaches misery in life and death becomes the reward and only way out. You can see why becoming a martyr is so popular with muslims. You would think they would try to improve their life style in their own country, but they are so brain washed by the the islamic cult they would rather kill others and die themselves.