Saudi women campaign for recognition of right to play soccer
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Saudi women's soccer team (Source yargb.blogspot.com)
By James M. Dorsey
Two Saudi women have established a women’s soccer and basketball team in the port city of Jeddah in a bid to persuade the government to allow and support women’s right to engage in competitive sports in a country that officially bans women from competitive sports.
In a rare airing of …