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[Karlis]

Saudi Arabia will enter women athletes in the Olympics for the first time ever in London this summer

"The kingdom of Saudi Arabia is looking forward to its complete participation in the London 2012 Olympic Games through the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee, which will oversee the participation of women athletes who can qualify for the games," said a statement published on the embassy website.
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[Knight Of Shadows]

does anybody feeling it ? the saudia royalties are sensing something near !
especially with the revolution kick in with sudan
nobody is safe ! now they better race with time to satisfy their people or else !! hehehe

[OverSword]

If they are required to wear a burkah while running the 40 they don't stand a chance.

[Corp]

Well it's progress of a sorts. Though of course they'll put all sorts of restrictions on them and some of the crazies might target them when they come back home.

[spud the mackem]

They should be excellent in the long jump,getting out of the Sand-pit.

[Yamato]

Knight Of Shadows, on 25 June 2012 - 02:20 PM, said:

does anybody feeling it ? the saudia royalties are sensing something near !
especially with the revolution kick in with sudan
nobody is safe ! now they better race with time to satisfy their people or else !! hehehe

"Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth." ~George Washington

[Knight Of Shadows]

Yamato, on 25 June 2012 - 04:18 PM, said:

"Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth." ~George Washington

you know there was a saying i love i can't recall who say it
it says : the people who prefer safty over freedom .. does not deserve neither .. something like that
it was also american figure i think

it reminds me of some people of my part of the world
who stood by the dictators under the claim that they were able to bring safty bah !

Edited by Knight Of Shadows, 25 June 2012 - 04:34 PM.

[turn on tune in]

Knight Of Shadows, on 25 June 2012 - 04:31 PM, said:

you know there was a saying i love i can't recall who say it
it says : the people who prefer safty over freedom .. does not deserve neither .. something like that
it was also american figure i think

it reminds me of some people of my part of the world
who stood by the dictators under the claim that they were able to bring safty bah !

Benjamin Franklin said it knight of shadows

Edited by turn on tune in, 25 June 2012 - 08:14 PM.

[Karlis]

Karlis, on 25 June 2012 - 02:17 PM, said:

Saudi Arabia will enter women athletes in the Olympics for the first time ever in London this summer

"The kingdom of Saudi Arabia is looking forward to its complete participation in the London 2012 Olympic Games through the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee, which will oversee the participation of women athletes who can qualify for the games," said a statement published on the embassy website.
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Some News articles addressing this, point out that "the participation of women athletes who can qualify for the games" will probably be zero Saudi Arabia women competitors. That's because girls there are discouraged from participating in sports, and there are no facilities for Saudi women to train.

Freedom is more than an edict.

[ZaraKitty]

Start with baby steps Good on them!

[Sky Scanner]

Whoop-de-do...what next, 'Islamic Kingdom announces that it turns out that women are in fact human too'. That such a tiny step is applauded goes to show how backward the world is in turning a blind eye to this scar on the human race that runs that country...

[hetrodoxly]

The Saudi beach volleyball team should be interesting.

[Sky Scanner]

hetrodoxly, on 02 July 2012 - 12:33 PM, said:

The Saudi beach volleyball team should be interesting.

..but not as funny as the synchronised swimming..

[Eldorado]

Aye.. they might win a medal at sewing suicide vests.

Sorry I can't be cheerful about this victory for women, folks.  The Saudis are up to their knees in blood, imo.  Our blood.

Apologies for the negativity.

[ZaraKitty]

Eldorado, on 02 July 2012 - 01:17 PM, said:

Aye.. they might win a medal at sewing suicide vests.

Sorry I can't be cheerful about this victory for women, folks.  The Saudis are up to their knees in blood, imo.  Our blood.

Apologies for the negativity.

So are Christians and Catholics. They slaughtered thousands of women for being witches, the bible tells women to be silent, that man owns her. Christians/Catholics have waged wars for hundreds of years because of their beliefs. Why is it different for the Saudi people? they're only a few hundred years late. That's my blood on the popes hands, that's my blood on every church doorstep. I am FOR the equality of WOMEN. I don't give a damn about religion, every single one is blood drenched indoctrination. This is about women.