Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called for a review of rules concerning athletes with male genetic characteristics competing in women’s sports. Meloni’s remarks came after Italian boxer Angela Carini withdrew from her Olympics match in Paris following a defeat by Algerian opponent Imane Khelif, who previously faced gender eligi...
Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta has joined a growing chorus of protesters condemning a controversial segment of the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony that parodied Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic “Last Supper.” Drag queens parodied da Vinci’s rendition of the Last Supper, Jesus Christ’s final meal with his disciples. The Catholic Church h...
ANKARA (AA) – Authorities in France have launched an investigation after people attending the 2024 Paris Olympics displayed a banner protesting the Israeli army’s attacks on Gaza during a football match between Israel and Paraguay. The fans, who carried Palestinian flags and a banner reading “Genocide Olympics,” are being probed fo...
ANKARA (AA) – French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla will be allowed to take part in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday wearing a cap to cover her hair after being barred from attending because of her hijab. Sylla, who will compete in the 4×400 meters relay, announced Sunday on her Instagram account […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Hamas on Tuesday evening denied links to any clip threatening attacks on Israeli athletes at the upcoming Paris Olympics, calling it a fake video circulated by Israeli security forces for nefarious purposes. Hamas political bureau member Izzat al-Rishq said in a statement that Israeli security forces circulated a fake video dep...
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has called on France to overturn its hijab ban on its Olympic athletes. France is hosting the Olympics starting next week in its capital Paris. A new briefing issued on Tuesday by Amnesty focuses on violations of Muslim women’s and girls’ human rights through France’s hijab bans in sports. It [&hel...
Kabul, Afghanistan — AFP Flipping his flailing judo sparring partner to the mat, Afghanistan’s judoka Mohammad Samim Faizad is the only Olympic athlete training for the Games in the country. Six Afghans — including three expatriate women– will compete at the Paris Olympics this month in cycling, athletics, swimming and ...
Kabul, Afghanistan — AFP On a stage inside Kabul Stadium, dozens of bodybuilders take turns flexing and posing in a bid to clinch the title of Mr Afghanistan — albeit with their legs modestly covered to just below the knee- in accordance with rulings for modesty for men prescribed by Islamic law. Gone are the […]
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – The Quebec Human Rights Commission is seeking a $13,000 settlement on behalf of a 12-year-old Muslim girl who was kicked out of her karate class for wearing a hijab, Canadian media reported Friday. “For their part, the plaintiffs felt a feeling of injustice and exclusion,” according to the Commission, CTV News [&he...
Beitunia, Palestinian Territories — AFP Every morning Palestinian boxer Waseem Abu Sal checks texts from his coach — a Gaza resident who cannot travel to him in the occupied West Bank — to see his daily Olympics training schedule as he prepares to make history. The 20-year-old will be the first Palestinian boxer to participat...
