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Hey Saudis, Let the Women Play!

Time for the IOC to enforce it's no discrimination rule

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 14, 2008 10:42 AM CDT

(Newser) – The most beautiful sight in the Olympics' opening ceremony came when Egypt’s 26 female competitors strode into the stadium, writes Mona Eltahawy, an Egyptian Muslim, in the Washington Post. Women also carried flags for Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, filling Eltahawy with pride....   Read full story »

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