This year’s model: sports hijabs
posted at 10:55 am on May 16, 2006 by Allahpundit
Keeping them in shape — and in line! Kathy Shaidle’s all over it. Dirty little secret, though: this idea isn’t new. Check out this photo of a Bahraini woman at a track meet, which I’ve had buried in the Allahpundit image archives for a good two years now:
There does seem to be a surge in interest of late. National Geographic ran an article a few weeks ago about sportswear that accommodates Islamic religious “sensibilities.” Your quote for the day: “All of that excess fabric had to go, and that’s when I introduced the Hijood—a hijab shaped like a hood.”
We’re not just talking track and field, either. Believe it, folks:
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Anyone notice the World Cup shill commercials? Take a look at the montage and you’ll see fully bagged women playing kickball. Of course they could be nuns…nah.
ScottG on May 16, 2006 at 11:19 AM
Amazingly, this potential terrorist is wearing the same striking outfit that John Kerry, D-France wore at NASA during the ’04 presidential campaign.
Grouper on May 16, 2006 at 11:26 AM
Hillary Clinton I think would look good in A burkka, sexey, gives me goose bumbs.
birdman on May 16, 2006 at 11:27 AM
Has anyone ever tried Googeling burka? Frieghtning, very frieghtening!!!
Dread Pirate Roberts VI on May 16, 2006 at 11:31 AM
Wow! That’s some goofy $#!%
venmax on May 16, 2006 at 11:52 AM
You’ll know we’ve entered a new era when frumm Orthodox chicks run the 400 in their calf-length skirts.
Attila (Pillage Idiot) on May 16, 2006 at 12:06 PM
Caption for the picture at the bottom
The 100m butterfly is to be immediately followed by the always popular wet burka contest and then a public execution for immodesty and immorality
Defector01 on May 16, 2006 at 12:08 PM
This is ridiculous! I can understand the philosophy of modesty, but to make those women wear restrictive clothing during sports event is simply foolish, especially during swimming where wet clothing adds weight. Wearing the tight “Bay Watch” swim suits during contests or the T-Shirt and bikini shorts during track meets does NOT suggest promiscuity or loose morals on those women. It is a SPORTING event!!!!
This reminds me of the Miss Afghanistan situation where Afghanistan sent a constestant to some beauty contest where one of the events was the swimsuit competition. Miss Afghanistan took part in that event. She was then condemned by the Afghan Womens Affairs Committee of the Afghan Govt for wearing the bikini and I think she faced some type of punishment for it. Indeed, then what was the purpose of her competing in the contest in the first place????
As far as I am concerned, there is nothing sensible about this type of sensibility.
The False Dervish on May 16, 2006 at 1:12 PM
I lived in Paris 2002-4 while the hijab in schools debate was raging. It was my first upclose and personal experience with women who were clothed head to foot. They didnt look human to me..they looked like chattle. Invariably the men with them were wearing casual and comfortable clothing while the women and girls were forced ( yes FORCED!) to resemble a clump of fabric. They dont even look HUMAN in those things! Every single time I see a woman like that it looks like slavery to me! I do not believe for one second this is voluntary..it is indoctrination and intimidation by men who are afraid of women. I attended the demonstrations and attempted once to take pics of the men with sticks “instructing” the covered women when to chant..they threatened me and only a big French riot policeman intervened. To this day I am disgusted with myself for NOT shooting the pics, instead I ran away from them like the girl I am. And if the scared and intimidated me in that moment when I could get away from them, what is it like every minute of every day? It terrifies me.
labwrs on May 16, 2006 at 2:39 PM
labwrs: For the woman living under Muslem law it is terrifing, you are no more that A slave, to be used or abused as your husband (master) sees fitting. A woman is nothing more than an object, and treated like dirt, to be dicarded at will.
birdman on May 16, 2006 at 3:46 PM
Unless those things are skin tight, it won’t do much for their times. Then, as under Sadam and Ude, they will have a part of their body cut off for not winning.
BTW – I love Groupers comment – soooo right on!!!
dallas94 on May 16, 2006 at 4:15 PM
What, no veils?
ForYourEdification on May 16, 2006 at 5:24 PM
Yale thankfully has someone in the student body, who has experience dealing with these women if they show up at that institute of higher learning showing their faces and forgetting their modesty during sport competitions.
Hening on May 17, 2006 at 9:15 AM