Weightlifting Federation Amends Dress Code, Allows ‘Unitards’ to Benefit Muslim Woman
- Posted on July 1, 2011 at 7:41am by
Billy Hallowell
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In an effort to accommodate a Muslim woman’s religious limitations, the International Weightlifting Federation has made substantial changes to its dress code. On Wednesday, the organization amended its rules and will now allow athletes to wear full-body unitards. A unitard is an extremely tight one-piece garment that has long legs and sometimes long sleeves.
Prior to the change, the IWF would not allow any “costumes” that had collars or that covered an individual’s elbows or knees. If these body parts are concealed, competitors could secretly use supports that would unfairly elevate their performance. But, in the spirit of inclusion, an exception to this rule has been made. CNN has more about the woman who inspired these changes:
[Kulsoom] Abdullah, a 35-year-old with a doctorate in electrical and computer engineering, is not an Olympic athlete, but enjoys lifting weights.
She generally wears loose, long pants past the ankles, a long-sleeve, fitted shirt with a loose T-shirt over it, and a hijab, or head scarf, covering her hair.
“It’s what I believe in. It‘s what I’ve chosen to do,” Abdullah told CNN this month about her decision to wear modest garb. “I’ve always dressed this way publicly.”
The Atlanta resident inspired the IWF to review its clothing policies when she was told that she could not participate in some tournaments without compromising her religious garb.
Abdullah understands the need to ensure she isn’t wearing knee or elbow supports and she has offered to allow the IWF to check her prior to competition. Now that the situation has been settled, the woman will be able to compete in upcoming tournaments.
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Comments (169)
powhatan
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 10:45amare there a lot of muslim women wrestlers? what, on late night pay tv or something?
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 10:19amImmigrants, not the American citizens must adapt.
Report Post »People come here because this country is great. We continually let the people who come here for freedom impose their agendas on us. We will not be the great country for long if this continues. There are more agendas everyday being pushed down out throats. Where will it end?
Baikonur
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 9:37am@mramise
Report Post »Posted on July 1, 2011 at 9:12am
‘Nothing to see here please move along…………….just the changing of the entire American culture’
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How is allowing a change in uniform for an athlete, a change that has no impact on other athletes, or on the fairness of the competition equal ‘the changing of the entire American culture’? Would you be as upset about this non-issue if the athlete was an Amish or a Jewish Orthodox woman? Both of those groups also have religious restrictions on attire.
brntout
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 9:32amwell censorship is alive and well,Thanks Blaze now boot me off if that was so offensive to you
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 9:17amI am okay with this but my S&W has a bad case of islamophobia.
Report Post »pappy
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 9:52am@Republicorp – I’m sorry to hear about your S&W. Please have it take two Hornady HP’s and call me in the morning.
In fact, now that you mention it, I believe all 3 of my Glocks have been acting rather unusual lately. I wonder if it can be islamophobia? I need to make a trip to the range right away! I don’t want it to become chronic…
Report Post »mramise
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 9:12amNothing to see here please move along…………….nothing to see here please move along……….just the changing of the entire American culture……….nothing to see here move along……….
Report Post »Pyx
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 9:06amWhen the LEFT controls the language, the LEFT controls the argument.
Report Post »beachmom
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 9:04amIt will show us that muslims can be athletes, etc? Of course they CAN be whatever they want. The same as the rest of us.
Report Post »The dress code was about people feeling threatened? That’s their favorite line.
Most of us are just annoyed that people and organizations continue to give in to their demands and fear mongering and politically correct paralysis.
And to go to CAIR for comment?
Dhimmitude in the making.
Baikonur
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:58amHow does her attire harm any of you guys? Why does it make you so angry? She agreed to have knees/elbows checked prior to competition.
Report Post »MaggieRose
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:55amun-be-FREAK-in-leaveable!!! Change the rules for one woman… sharia is no longer creeping… it’s runnning full-tilt and we’re letting it in. No longer is the camel’s nose under the tent… the camel has knocked down the tent, set up shop, and we’re feeding it our best hay.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:48amBlaze: default newest to oldest, please. I don’t like this newest filter. The forum was fine the way it was. What you REALLY need is a spell-checker and a way to change fonts and bold/italic, or make it proof-readable before posting. Just my two cents.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:40am@Equal Justice:
The churches here in my community are making a rallying cry to the Restoring Courage event as we can get the people togeather; sad to say though, there is so much opposition it may only be a few of us who do so from the state – so be it though, we stand with Israel and for America togeather or we will go into the night seperatly.
Report Post »MaggieRose
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:57amhmmm… interesting idea! I may bring this up to my church leaders
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:35amI guess that they are going to keep kissing the butts of Islamic idiots until they break their necks. Either that or they will behead them.
Report Post »psst
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:32amBTW Blaze. Why not set the default to newest to oldest instead of oldest to newest? Just a thought.
Report Post »Now for the weightlifting Moslem wimmens?
The European countries are being overwhelmed w. Moslems. Even Moslems who are born in these countries puts their loyalties to their religion and the countries of their forebears.
Here in ameriKa, illegals are overwhelming US also. Many loyalties lies in their Motherland. Like booing the US soccor team in La. BTW. LA deserves the booing.
The Western world is committing Seppucu.
Europe ,like the US is awashed w/ liberalism, fostered from childhood by the publiK sKrool and the marxist controlled universities , not the mention the MSM,controlled by the NWO/OWG Cabal w/ their 25/8 leftist indoctrinations/.prpoagandas..
Majorities in the Western World are acting like they are the minorities in their own countries.
Turd Worlders moves in, outbreeds them and outvotes them w/ the help from communists and socilists promoting their cause of bringing “Their” countries into the countries of others.
They come not to assimliate,but to eventually take over.IOW.no need to go to war to take over a country anymore,.Too bloody and expensive, and you may lose.It’s best to plan long term and outbreed.Conquor from w/in,native socialists and marxists will lend a helping hand.
cece959
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:31amA muslim, female weightlifter who wears the equivalent of a head-to-toe sweatsuit in which to workout…I hope she has a good deodorant, because they sweat like pigs…oops.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:30amIf this makes you angry, then get INVOLVED in the Restoring Courage event in your own state. We are having a huge event with a viewing party after. It will be a world wide event to bring the focus back to our actual FRIENDS in the Middle East. – STAND WITH ISRAEL.. Christians and Jews United for Israel. If Israel falls so will the USA and the Muslims will take over. I will never live under Sharia law.
Report Post »tersky
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:28amGood grief people! All she’s asking is that she be able to dress modestly while she competes! Chill already.
Report Post »endgamer
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:36amno it is sharia infiltrating everywhere. Who’s competition is it? Yours? If it was yours and you made the rules then ok.. Making special exceptions like TSA and other BS isn’t going to fly in a free country.
Report Post »Rules are rules..period. Again, have a Muslim competition and see who shows up.. I’m hearing crickets…
TulsaYeeHaw
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 10:59amAgreed. As a weightlifter, the only concern should be cheating in competition.
Report Post »TCPatriot
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:19pmYou need to wake up!
Report Post »endgamer
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:26amHow much more of this BS do we have to take… HAVE your OWN weightlifting tourney and wear your own garb. Wear a cardboard box for all I care. Do not ask for “special” treatment at a free world competition because you are Muslim. Do we have a nuke button we can press? I’m tired of this.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:19amAMERICA IS ANTI-muslime!
Stand up, AMERICA!
muslimes are welcomed to live in muslimandia, which is in the middle east. GO HOME!!!!! you are neither welcomed nor wanted here. EVER.
Readers can readily see why liberal posts do not welcome my comments. That’s OK. Stay in the dark if you choose.
I choose THE LIGHT of GOD. JESUS freed women years ago. muslimes do not want women freed.
Having encountered some hidden muslime women, I can attest to the fact, that they are equally as dangerous as their male counterparts. Cuidate, AMERICA. They are our enemy!
Report Post »texan59
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:16amI guess she lifts weights so she can do the heavy lifting for the weinie-boys in her local mosque. Why in the world does everyone have to accomodate these people? Why do we now have minority rule for every absurd activity. I wonder if I went to the NFL, they would change their rules to allow me to be the starting quarterback for a team because my church – “the tabernacle of the frustrated, overweight, unable to throw a football 30 yards, too short, too old, wannabe be famous”, wants me to!
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:38amYeah, but there is some cleric out there that will call for her head on a pole for lifting weights. They have a law against everything.
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:08am“a Muslim woman’s religious limitations”
Report Post »I thought those limitations involved getting beat, raped and stoned to death..
streetrodder
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:21amWomen better watch out, soon they won’t be allowed to drive. LOL
Report Post »calonzap
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 5:53pmThat, in itself, might be a hell of a good idea.
Report Post »StargazerInSavannah
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 5:46pmSounds like the very next step for the progressives. How could anyone not support a progressive idea like that?
Report Post »canuck44
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 4:25pmAnd replaced with a sheep or goat whenever she has a headache.
Report Post »NHABE64
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:08amOnce again we have a FOREIGNER coming her and pushing THEIR customs on us. Maybe they would like to see al American women in those wretched burquas to they feel more comfortable. What a crock of crap. Stop giving in, this is America and that is NOT our custom. Try going to ANY other country and forcing our customs on them. They would tell us to hit the road. Just another piece of America being chipped away by these disgusting people.
Report Post »RustyElbows
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:06amChip….. Chip….. Chipping away
Report Post »GEW
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 12:53amExactly right!
Report Post »conservativeme
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 7:55am“Islamaphobia”????? What a joke. See how the far left spins everything. If you don’t agree, you’re a phobic. How about all the “Conservaphobics?“ and the ”Truthaphobics?“ and the ”Christaphobics?”. This word has gone nutsy-coo-coo . . .
Report Post »jeff.cooper
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:09amAgreed.
Report Post »John 3:16
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:43am@ conservativeme. Right on brother/sister you tell it!!!
Report Post »Pancho3
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 2:02pm“Christaphobics”
Report Post »Why don’t we call them what they are, Anti-Christ?
Ballgame
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 7:51amI’m sick and tired of the word islamophobia.
Report Post »booger71
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:17amShould have called them mooselimotards.
Report Post »pappy
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:20amSorry…. I don‘t feel I’m “phobic” with respect to islam or muslims. I make it very clear. I do not like them. I do not trust them. I do not want them in my country. After a thorough & proper screening, after they PROVE they aren’t radical, then & only then, c’mon over. Get a JOB, Earn a living & enjoy the American way. Beyond that, sorry…. I am not islamophobic or musliphobic. I don’t like them.
In GOD We Trust
Report Post »Remember 9/11/01…
(and the friends & family I lost that day)
EqualJustice
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:24amDon’t you just LOVE liberal “Lingo” haha They have their own language and made up words. :)
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:31am.
Report Post »Take away the Uni, and you’ll hit the nail right on the head…………….
SpankDaMonkey
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:46am.
Ya know, one day us white folks needs to stands up for us some rights too……
I just saying……
Report Post »ottodiedacktick
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:54amThis story is not even in the ballpark! American Islamophobia? In America, Muslims are free to practice
Report Post »their religion by CHOICE and not by FORCE or THREAT. In America, a Muslim has more freedom than
in Saudi Arabia or any Muslim country.
Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:54amWTF? Is Rhonda Pence a muslim? Why was she wearing a head-scarf? Trying to show unity for the cult? The IWF had concerns about athletes potential cheating, now how will they know if their elbows are locked, bring in a body scanner? I think muslims are just assimilate-o-phobes.
Report Post »His Lamb is Satanic
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 11:37amMoose limbs are americaphobes, and should be kicked out of the country. Burka slits do make excellent target reference points?
Report Post »Baikonur
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:56amLOL, Aaron, you captured the insanity perfectly. :)
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 9:43amUnitard? Not tight enough. Pat her down before competition? Yes.
Report Post »Sheepdog911
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 9:59amWow, Pigs in a blanket have always turned my stomach.
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 11:15amthey look like hood rats. just saying.
Report Post »PubliusPencilman
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 11:54amWell, I think the solution might be to NOT have an irrational fear of all things Islamic.
Report Post »MONICNE
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 12:31pmIt would be better to call Islamophobics the very descriptive term, UNITARDS
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 12:44pmWhy not go back to the way the Greeks did it?….EVERYBODY run NAKED!!!
Report Post »Bear
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 2:09pmWhy does the Muslim world require foreign,female Journalist to wear a head covering when that is not the Religion they choose?? Why don’t they lift such restriction,,,why the double standard??? Since when does the IWF make Religion a part of their dress Code???? Islam is becoming the cry baby of the world,,what a Silly Religion! Grow up all you Stupid,Liberal,Hippie Morons!
Report Post »New_Crusader
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 3:21pmI am not an Islamophobe. I am an Islamotaed. From the Latin Taedium meaning disgust. I am disgusted by Islam and it’s moon rock worshiping followers.
Report Post »Now this is Art
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 4:22pmuniTARDs reTARDs…whats the difference
Report Post »kNOwKINGsmen
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 4:44pmYah! What about a Christophobe
Report Post »thinkinghuman
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 5:24pmThat looks completely UNITARDED
Report Post »hifi74
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 6:20pmI’m done posting here Blaze until you fix this debacle that is the new posting system. This is ridiculous.
Report Post »gepeterson
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:43amDUDE! that is just a sick sick thing to think!
Report Post »ireport uderide
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:05amOk, I was ready to say “you go girl”! Only because I could care less about what she wears while lifting weights.
Then I started to Google…
Ibrahim Ramey. Human Rights Activist?
Muslim Brotherhood’s Muslim American Society
This next one will open your eyes.
PressTVGlobalNews
Press TV is a 24-hour English language global news network. Its headquarters are located in Tehran, Iran.
Press TV is state-funded and is a division of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).
I only researched these extremists because some of the comments on this story seemed a bit over the top. But the Blaze readers really do have some sort of “Spidey” senses.
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 10:39amThen put on your Burkini and head for a code pink rally. I am sure they are just fighting for EQUAL rights? Not all Islamics are terrorist but all terrorist are Islamic. Been happening for thousands of years and has not changed much?
Report Post »mrdbcooper
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 4:41pmhow many baptists blew up the World Trade Center?
Report Post »truthbased
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 4:57pm@AARON IN POLK COUNTY that doesn’t help not all are violent many are but being violent ourselves just make it worse
Report Post »decendentof56
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 6:48pmScrew the Muslims. Anyway, who the h_ll watches weightlifting. The Muslims keep pushing their agenda, their beliefs, by taking advantage of our Constitutional rights. They will continue to do this until either they have been able to infiltrate our culture like they have in wimpy England and France, or we start to take aggressive, violent action against them, driving them and their 6th century culture back to the Arabian desert.
Report Post »stone68
Posted on July 4, 2011 at 12:27ammuslims hate you! look at the news they burn your flag hate you and want you to die! they want to kill you! when will you wake up? when they are beating on your door in the middle of the night? i am so pissed off where does it end? buy a gun, prepare cause it is coming
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