Qatari Olympic women athletes spotlight Wahhabi schism
Qatari sprinter Noor al-Malki (Source: insidethegames.biz)
By James M. Dorsey
The question for Qatari sprinter Noor al-Malki is not whether she will be part of the first group of Qatari women to ever compete in a global sports tournament at the 2012 London Olympics but how she will handle the fact that the competition will take place during Ramadan.
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