I hope eventually that if all schools are allowed to have P.E. for the girls, the girls will be able to have some kind of modest gym uniform instead of those heavy robes women wear in Saudi Arabia. I think the Internet has shown these girls what girls in the West are doing when it comes to gym.
Girls in Saudi Arabia demand the right to have PE lessons
Girls at private schools have been allowed to take part in classes since 2013 – but only if they abide by a ‘decent dress code’ that complies with the rules of sharia
Many Saudis have taken to Twitter to discuss lifting the ban on girls playing sports in schools FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images
Girls in Saudi Arabia are demanding they be allowed to have PE lessons.
Girls at private schools have been allowed to take part in PE classes since 2013 – but only if they abide by a “decent dress code” that complies with the rules of sharia.
But now, girls across the country have started demanding it should apply to all schools across the Islamic Kingdom.
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Saudi Arabia is 'not ready' for women drivers, says defence minister
Many Saudis took to twitter to discuss lifting the ban on girls playing sports in schools using the Arabic hashtag which translates to “#Officially_Sports_For_ Girls_At_Schools.
The hashtag attracted 124k tweets - with Saudis divided between those who strongly support this idea and those who are making fun of it.
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Girls in Saudi Arabia demand the right to have PE lessons
Girls at private schools have been allowed to take part in classes since 2013 – but only if they abide by a ‘decent dress code’ that complies with the rules of sharia
- Lamees Altalebi
- Wednesday 4 May 2016
Many Saudis have taken to Twitter to discuss lifting the ban on girls playing sports in schools FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images
Girls in Saudi Arabia are demanding they be allowed to have PE lessons.
Girls at private schools have been allowed to take part in PE classes since 2013 – but only if they abide by a “decent dress code” that complies with the rules of sharia.
But now, girls across the country have started demanding it should apply to all schools across the Islamic Kingdom.
READ MORE
Saudi Arabia is 'not ready' for women drivers, says defence minister
Many Saudis took to twitter to discuss lifting the ban on girls playing sports in schools using the Arabic hashtag which translates to “#Officially_Sports_For_ Girls_At_Schools.
The hashtag attracted 124k tweets - with Saudis divided between those who strongly support this idea and those who are making fun of it.
Continue at:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...i-arabia-demand-the-right-to-have-pe-lessons-