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Tunisian Olympians targeted by Islamist radicals
National Post ^ | August 17, 2012 | Associated Press

Posted on 08/17/2012 4:17:12 AM PDT by Loyalist

TUNIS, Tunisia — Islamist extremists have targeted two Tunisian Olympic medalists for behaviour and dress seen as un-Islamic, as debate grows over the role of religion and women in the country that unleashed the Arab Spring uprisings.

Radicals on social media networks called on the government to strip Habiba Ghribi, the first Tunisian woman to win an Olympic medal, of her nationality because her running gear was too revealing. She won the silver in the 3,000-metre steeplechase.

(Excerpt) Read more at sports.nationalpost.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: islam; olympics; tunisia

Radicals on social media networks called on the government to strip Habiba Ghribi, the first Tunisian woman to win an Olympic medal, of her nationality because her running gear was too revealing.

Pretty hard to clear a steeplechase hurdle in a burqa, I should think.

1 posted on 08/17/2012 4:17:21 AM PDT by Loyalist
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To: Loyalist

Face it. Muslims are morons.


2 posted on 08/17/2012 4:22:04 AM PDT by RightOnline (I am Andrew Breitbart!)
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To: Loyalist

Islam needs erased from the planet.


3 posted on 08/17/2012 4:44:19 AM PDT by Emperor Palpatine (Tosca, mi fai dimenticare Iddio!!!!!)
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To: Loyalist

Definitely not guilty of ANYTHING!


4 posted on 08/17/2012 4:46:14 AM PDT by Emperor Palpatine (Tosca, mi fai dimenticare Iddio!!!!!)
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To: Loyalist

Dayam...so THAT’S what’s under the burqa!

No wonder mooslum men want to keep their women covered up.

Who’da thunk mooslum women have 6-packs.


5 posted on 08/17/2012 4:49:30 AM PDT by moovova (OMG...Obama Must Go)
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To: Loyalist

Time to come to America!


6 posted on 08/17/2012 4:50:37 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: Emperor Palpatine

No hips, trunk like a dude... not feminine.


7 posted on 08/17/2012 5:30:36 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (If you like lying Socialist dirtbags, you'll love Slick Willard)
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To: Loyalist
Olympic athletes train and train and train.

There's no way this girl trained for the olympics in a burqa and IF seen/confronted by men, convinced them that, "Sure I'm running in this .. don't worry, I'm a good muslim girl" ... only to hit the national airwaves and strip down almost naked.

muslims try to play the rest of the world as fools and the sooner they are defrocked from their phoney position of power, the better the planet will be.

8 posted on 08/17/2012 6:06:40 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: RightOnline
"morons"

It seems to point in that direction. The fire at the girls school in Saudi Arabia a few years ago where the "rescuers" pushed the girls fleeing the fire back into the flames-engulfed school because they weren't dressed appropriately or something points to stupidity on a scale of enormous dimensions.

9 posted on 08/17/2012 6:17:51 AM PDT by driftless2
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To: Loyalist
I don't think Burkas are in order but quite frankly I don't believe for a moment showing your abs makes you run faster, I felt many of the “uniforms” were only to benefit the male audience.
10 posted on 08/17/2012 7:22:22 AM PDT by ThisLittleLightofMine
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To: moovova
No wonder mooslum men want to keep their women covered up.

Especially when you see Iranian women.

11 posted on 08/17/2012 7:23:19 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Loyalist

What are they going to do if Istanbul gets the 2020 Summer Games?


12 posted on 08/17/2012 7:32:56 AM PDT by Delhi Rebels (There was a row in Silver Street - the regiments was out.)
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