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Again, another disagreement is being warred in the higher worlds of law. Well, maybe not in the higher areas of law, but at least in the areas where people that really care about this sort of thing matter. So this woman wants to wear a hijab while playing soccer, which the one referee (of course a muslim who was out to get this girl because he probably didnt agree with her playing) didn't like and ejected her from the game. Personally, I liked Louis Manerio's comment saying "The rule is not clear -- it's left for interpretation and to the discretion of referees to make that call," I agree totally. I mean, the rule does not specifically state what or what not can be worn on the field during play. So, if a person of Norse/Scandinavian heritage decided to play soccer wearing a viking helmet complete with horns, then that should be allowed as well. Granted, extreme example but still there. My mother taught me the value of an extreme example to make logic sound right ("oh Johnny said that it was alright to throw tomatoes at that truck? well, if Johnny said it was alright to jump off a cliff would you do it as well?"). So, yes, it is an extreme example but still shows a point doesnt it?
I guess what it may come down to is the fact of people joining into other cultures games and then having to conform their beliefs and ideals to stick with the game. Granted, football is not a totally european sport where one individual culture can claim total and complete dominance or heritage towards it. Not like Basketball which was basically invented by a Canadian on American soil. Football has been basically been known to many different cultures over the world from ancient to modern times (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football ). However, I dont think I could be wrong is saying that traditionally women never really had a chance to play the sport since most of the times they had their own 'socially acceptable' things. So, if that is the case, and it never really happened to arise that women (and their cultural customs) were to be limited to the sports rules and regulations, why should the sport be changed and altered for the sake of the one where the one should be altered for the sake of the sport?
though, surprisingly enough, most of Canadians polled on a recent poll suggested that head scarves should actually be banned from the soccer (football) field.
Should head scarves be banned from the soccer field?
Yes 8327 votes (62 %)
No 5143 votes (38 %)
Total Votes: 13470
Either which way you slice it, these are new times and times are a changing, though there are some things that shouldnt be changed. Football is football and it will always be football and if you dont like the way that rules and regulations are played in the sport, then dont play that sport.
http://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070303%2fsoccer_headscarves_070303&showbyline=True
Group mulls human rights case over FIFA ruling
03/03/2007 9:57:28 PM
A spokeswoman for a Canadian Muslim women's group thinks there's the basis for a human rights complaint in the FIFA decision to maintain a ban on Islamic head scarves on the soccer pitch.
CTV.ca News Staff
Asmahan Mansour, 11, was ejected from the game for not removing her hijab on the field.
"I think this is something that needs to be taken up with the United Nations in terms of human rights violations," Anisa Ali of the United Muslim Women of Canada told CTV Newsnet on Saturday. "We, as Muslim women, have a right to participate in sporting activities just like non-Muslim women."
Her group will be taking action "ASAP," she said.
Ali pronounced herself surprised at Saturday's decision by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), which is part of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), because three members of a Jordanian team were recently allowed to play a match against Japan while wearing hijabs.
B.C. and Ontario both allow religious headgear, she said. Not allowing such headgear "sends a very negative view, especially to young women, who wish to participate in athletic activities," she said.
The family of Asmahan Mansour, the 11-year-old soccer player ejected from a game last weekend for refusing to remove her hijab, said on Saturday they will continue to fight for the right to wear the traditional Muslim head scarf on the pitch.
IFAB, which administers the rules for FIFA, ruled that the referee who ejected Mansour made the correct call.
Maria Mansour, mother of Asmahan, believes her daughter was singled out by the referee -- who is himself a Muslim -- and is saddened she experienced "humiliation in front of the eyes of hundreds of people."
The young soccer player had hoped the IFAB would rule in her favour and spare other girls from the same struggle.
"In Ottawa, they don't say anything, and in Quebec they say something?" Asmahan told CTV News. "They could have told me on Saturday before Sunday, when I registered."
The board reviewed the case of Mansour, who was told last weekend that she couldn't play in an under-12 tournament in Laval, Que. unless she removed her religious head-covering known as a hijab.
Brian Barwick, who spoke on behalf of the board, said it is important to be respectful to "people's thoughts and philosophies," but added that the rules of the game must be followed.
"We believe our football to be inclusive. It's part of what we believe our football to be," he told a news conference.
"But of course if you play football there are basic laws. And law four outlines what the basic laws are concerning gear. I think it's absolutely right to be sensitive to people's thoughts and philosophies but equally football has a set of rules it has to adhere to."
The fourth rule lists the items a player is entitled to wear. Head scarves are not mentioned.
Goalkeepers are allowed to wear caps and protective headgear.
The Quebec Soccer Association said the headscarf violated a no-headgear rule set down by FIFA for safety reasons.
"We are happy that there is a decision. I wish that it will be the end now. Soccer is sport. This sport has rules and we want to play soccer. Let's play soccer now," Michel Dugas of the Quebec Soccer Federation told CTV.
When she was ejected from the game for refusing to remove the covering, Mansour's coach withdrew the team from the tournament in protest.
"The rule is not clear -- it's left for interpretation and to the discretion of referees to make that call," Louis Maneiro, Asmahan's coach, told CTV Ottawa.
With files from CTV News, CTV Ottawa and CTV Montreal
I guess what it may come down to is the fact of people joining into other cultures games and then having to conform their beliefs and ideals to stick with the game. Granted, football is not a totally european sport where one individual culture can claim total and complete dominance or heritage towards it. Not like Basketball which was basically invented by a Canadian on American soil. Football has been basically been known to many different cultures over the world from ancient to modern times (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football ). However, I dont think I could be wrong is saying that traditionally women never really had a chance to play the sport since most of the times they had their own 'socially acceptable' things. So, if that is the case, and it never really happened to arise that women (and their cultural customs) were to be limited to the sports rules and regulations, why should the sport be changed and altered for the sake of the one where the one should be altered for the sake of the sport?
though, surprisingly enough, most of Canadians polled on a recent poll suggested that head scarves should actually be banned from the soccer (football) field.
Should head scarves be banned from the soccer field?
Yes 8327 votes (62 %)
No 5143 votes (38 %)
Total Votes: 13470
Either which way you slice it, these are new times and times are a changing, though there are some things that shouldnt be changed. Football is football and it will always be football and if you dont like the way that rules and regulations are played in the sport, then dont play that sport.
http://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070303%2fsoccer_headscarves_070303&showbyline=True
Group mulls human rights case over FIFA ruling
03/03/2007 9:57:28 PM
A spokeswoman for a Canadian Muslim women's group thinks there's the basis for a human rights complaint in the FIFA decision to maintain a ban on Islamic head scarves on the soccer pitch.
CTV.ca News Staff
Asmahan Mansour, 11, was ejected from the game for not removing her hijab on the field.
"I think this is something that needs to be taken up with the United Nations in terms of human rights violations," Anisa Ali of the United Muslim Women of Canada told CTV Newsnet on Saturday. "We, as Muslim women, have a right to participate in sporting activities just like non-Muslim women."
Her group will be taking action "ASAP," she said.
Ali pronounced herself surprised at Saturday's decision by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), which is part of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), because three members of a Jordanian team were recently allowed to play a match against Japan while wearing hijabs.
B.C. and Ontario both allow religious headgear, she said. Not allowing such headgear "sends a very negative view, especially to young women, who wish to participate in athletic activities," she said.
The family of Asmahan Mansour, the 11-year-old soccer player ejected from a game last weekend for refusing to remove her hijab, said on Saturday they will continue to fight for the right to wear the traditional Muslim head scarf on the pitch.
IFAB, which administers the rules for FIFA, ruled that the referee who ejected Mansour made the correct call.
Maria Mansour, mother of Asmahan, believes her daughter was singled out by the referee -- who is himself a Muslim -- and is saddened she experienced "humiliation in front of the eyes of hundreds of people."
The young soccer player had hoped the IFAB would rule in her favour and spare other girls from the same struggle.
"In Ottawa, they don't say anything, and in Quebec they say something?" Asmahan told CTV News. "They could have told me on Saturday before Sunday, when I registered."
The board reviewed the case of Mansour, who was told last weekend that she couldn't play in an under-12 tournament in Laval, Que. unless she removed her religious head-covering known as a hijab.
Brian Barwick, who spoke on behalf of the board, said it is important to be respectful to "people's thoughts and philosophies," but added that the rules of the game must be followed.
"We believe our football to be inclusive. It's part of what we believe our football to be," he told a news conference.
"But of course if you play football there are basic laws. And law four outlines what the basic laws are concerning gear. I think it's absolutely right to be sensitive to people's thoughts and philosophies but equally football has a set of rules it has to adhere to."
The fourth rule lists the items a player is entitled to wear. Head scarves are not mentioned.
Goalkeepers are allowed to wear caps and protective headgear.
The Quebec Soccer Association said the headscarf violated a no-headgear rule set down by FIFA for safety reasons.
"We are happy that there is a decision. I wish that it will be the end now. Soccer is sport. This sport has rules and we want to play soccer. Let's play soccer now," Michel Dugas of the Quebec Soccer Federation told CTV.
When she was ejected from the game for refusing to remove the covering, Mansour's coach withdrew the team from the tournament in protest.
"The rule is not clear -- it's left for interpretation and to the discretion of referees to make that call," Louis Maneiro, Asmahan's coach, told CTV Ottawa.
With files from CTV News, CTV Ottawa and CTV Montreal
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