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Qatari Olympic women athletes spotlight Wahhabi schism

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May 26, 2012
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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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