Muslim Women in Sports: Muslima basketball team in action

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Please click here to watch this video clip from ESPN about the Lady Caliphs, playing basketball in hijab. They are champions, with a record of 21 wins versus one loss.  They even played basketball matches while fasting during the month of Ramadan!

For sisters only, here is Sister Ruqaya Al Ghasara winning a race in full hijab.  Warning: the other women in the race are not wearing hijab.

Muslim women have their own Islamic Federation of Women Sport. Here is a clip about this organization:

Nike has taken notice, and is designing sports attire for Muslim women.

Finally, for all those sisters at work in the office all day, here is a Muslimah Fitness Awareness Video:

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Tags: Lady Caliphs, Muslim women Athletes, Muslim women in sports, Muslim women playing basketballs, Ruqaya Al Ghasara