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- JGuest, on 10/12/2007, -5/+50http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=volleyball+bikini&btnG=Search+Images
There you go, girls in bikin's playing volleyball.. the point of the article revolved around the fact that it was played in a predominantly muslim area, not that they wore swimsuits - nanboya, on 10/12/2007, -2/+33It is an interesting comment on why you HAVE to dress down as much as possible just to play volleyball; having said that, it's even stranger why the men would make it a point to leave their wives at home yet they would have to go see the match as a matter of "national pride"... what a bunch of hypocrites.
- CamZak, on 10/12/2007, -5/+36Welcome to Islam...women must keep themselves pure for their husbands, while the men...well...they get to go to volleyball games. It's hard to imagine a society where men absolutely control their wives. I hardly doubt the wives had any say or choice on going or not. To provide two quotes from the article:
"We want a woman to cover all of her body..."
Not just be decently covered up, but hide her whole body. Castrate her entire gender to society so she's not a woman to be proud of who she is, instead merely a neutral object, only her husband is to see her as a woman.
It was for Al-Nabit, who confessed that, in the end, he enjoyed watching the competition.
Men on the other hand...get to do whatever they want to. If they're so worried about decency, why allow men to watch? It makes more sense to allow only women to watch. It's a shame that some nations are still so backwards today. - madmack, on 10/12/2007, -1/+30This is BS, i'm from Qatar, and i tell you. it is not a society of strictly burqa's. it is a very conservative country when it comes to clothing. the most common islamic cloth is hejab and not burqa (not covering the face basically). but tourists have been wearing bikinis for some time already on our beaches. the lady (fully covered as the article described) called Parvana is not Qatari, that's not a name we have. she's proably from Pakistan (way more conservative and use burqa's much more than qataris) and who aparently speaks of, not liking to see women in bikinis.
the reaction of Al-Nabit is pretty common because well, its not the thing you'd see every day in Qatar. but many Qataris will certainely disagree with Al-Nabit whether to allow their women (wives, daughters, sisters) go watch any game or not.
My sister is an organizer in these olympics, she is taking care of the Chinese team and she takes them around our malls in their spare time.
It's sad that CNN shows such articles and leaving the opposite moderate qatari muslims out of this. shame. no wonder why the west is so brainwashed by their media. I don't even want to imagine how Fox would cover such news.
P.S. i'm sorry to put this as a reply to the first post. but I realize am one of the rare qataris on digg that saw this, and i would like to share this other view with as many as possible. specially that my same comment below won't get as much reads. - Suspected, on 10/12/2007, -0/+27At the top-left corner of the page, you'll see a picture with the ability to view two more. The second picture in particular displays the contrast between Iraq and Japan's uniforms.
- thePoopSmith, on 10/12/2007, -4/+29Beach Volleyball just wouldn't be the same if they were all wearing burkas
- sritzhaupt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+24Take a look at the third picture in that set... WOW!
- ChemEng, on 10/12/2007, -0/+23Bikinis... Saving the world, one sport at a time.
- RuffRidr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21Well, if the bikinis are causing such an uproar, I for one think we should get rid of them. *grins*
- Pattyo13, on 05/14/2009, -2/+21i vote for pic #3
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/WORLD/meast/12/02/immodest.beach.ap/story.volleyball.gi.jpg - demonicume, on 10/12/2007, -4/+22"the Japanese pair's uniforms were so small that the country name had to be abbreviated on their bikini bottoms."
pics, please? - krewemaynard, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14"Al-Nabit said he would watch the bikini-clad women, but he certainly wouldn't want his wife to do so. He was there, he added, because it was a matter of national honor."
Way to take one for the team, buddy. - cresswga, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15If they are looking to host a Summer Olympics then it won't just be beach volleyball they need to worry about.
- aliengoods, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13@mapkinase
How do you know what his government is? Is he American, Canadian, European, Asian? I can't tell from his post. He could even be from the middle east. Would his land of origin or residence make his point any more or less valid? I am American. Should I disregard all arguments from people of a different region than myself?
Its this kind of thinking that is getting the world in trouble in the first place. - GliTCH82, on 10/12/2007, -4/+16"Who is hypocrite now?"
You're a moron. - rarkai, on 10/12/2007, -21/+33This is worthless without more pics.
- andydumi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6@ madmack
Thank you for your post.
This is probably as unusual as having nude beaches in some parts of the US, where people would freak out if it happened. - john2kx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6because people dugg it, of course.. are you new here?
- ThrasherC, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Like, poster-sized. :)
- jeffsters, on 10/12/2007, -4/+9This is God's cruel joke on men. I swear, here we have a religion where women are subservient, under the direction of men, actually brainwashed to believe it's ok and what God wants! What do these men do with their ultimate power? That's right! Cover'um up! WTF! What happened to "if it were only a man's world!" Here we have one and instead of laws that all women between the ages of 18-28 must be naked at all times, we have burkas! How about open a new checking account and get a blow job!?!?! Now that's a religion I can support!
- Nebbie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5@ElGranMonkador
That isn't muslim bashing, it's a joke.
I think we need the ability to digg comments up differently, more like the slashdot system where you can specify funny, informative, insightful, and so on.
As much as I hate seeing all the posts saying "it's just a joke" and "it's called sarcasm" (including this one) it feels like you have to say it so people don't go crazy on you thinking you take it seriously. - evilTak, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Finally, a reason to have a checking account...
- Troopy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I was excited there, but the link doesn't work :(((
- monkeychewtoy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Actually, I think the Iraqi uniforms are hotter.
Especially Lida Agasi. Me-OW. - ulmedas, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7you dog!! :p
- unknownunknowns, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5To all of the comments attempting to call people out for "Muslim bashing" or "Islamophobia" ...What's Islamophobic about calling out a culture for having and oppressive, sexist hierarchy? I'm all for respecting aspects of other cultures...as long as those aspects are actually worthy of respect.
It's sad to see multiculturalism taken so far that it gives a free pass to cultures that treat women like property.
And yes, I realize not all Muslim cultures are extremely oppressive to women. But some are, and should be called out for it. - GliTCH82, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/WORLD/meast/12/02/immodest.beach.ap/story.volleyball.02.gi.jpg
Say what you want but it's still a sexy outfit. - syd4111, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4@Zeromp:
He meant on the website. The page links go right to left 20-1, not the date in the path. - madmack, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4This is BS, i'm from Qatar, and i tell you. it is not a society of strictly burqa's. it is a very conservative country when it comes to clothing. the most common islamic cloth is hejab and not burqa (not covering the face basically). but tourists have been wearing bikinis for some time already on our beaches. the lady (fully covered as the article described) called Parvana is not Qatari, that's not a name we have. she's proably from Pakistan (way more conservative and use burqa's much more than qataris) and who aparently speaks of, not liking to see women in bikinis.
the reaction of Al-Nabit is pretty common because well, its not the thing you'd see every day in Qatar. but many Qataris will certainely disagree with Al-Nabit whether to allow their women (wives, daughters, sisters) go watch any game or not.
My sister is an organizer in these olympics, she is taking care of the Chinese team and she takes them around our malls in their spare time.
It's sad that CNN shows such articles and leaving the opposite moderate qatari muslims out of this. shame. no wonder why the west is so brainwashed by their media. I don't even want to imagine how Fox would cover such news. - Nebbie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Totally agree.
I think part of the problem these days is people take these things personally. A Muslim reading these comments gets offended because he doesn't have the same views these more oppressive Muslims. Well then, obviously the bashing isn't aimed at him!
These days, we can only make comments about a group of people that is true about every single member, and it's silly.
We don't agree with the way women are treated in some places, and nothing is going to stop us from saying it. Why hold back from saying how you feel just because someone who also agrees with you might get offended? It's silly.
Make a statement about warmongering republicans, uh oh, you're a republican basher. Say Canadians talk funny, drink too much beer, and are way too into hockey (alright, maybe the beer thing is true for everyone) then your bashing your friendly neighbors to the north (I happen to be Canadian by the way, but American politics are usually more interesting and important then our own :p).
I'm tired of this "no negative opinion" thing. We have a right to disagree with people and we have a right to say it. If you go too far with a statement, you are gonna be someone that others will bash as well. We'd have a much better discussion on these topics if well written comments on the article are not digged down just because you don't agree with them.
Don't agree with a comment? Just move on, or comment on what your opinion is. It is much more interesting to read a discussion with more then 1 view then everyone just saying they agree and everyone else is greyed out.
If the comment is inflammatory and is just meant to upset people for no reason, by all means, digg it down, block the user, whatever. The guy has a right to say it, but that isn't what most of us come here to read.
After all that though, I think I see Digg moving in this direction as the flamers are just getting bored or something. - Lifeprong, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Ok. Orthodox Islam's got to go.
- 4bit, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3@CamZak
You're right I can't think of a culture like that... though I could remember one. America, just before women's lib. It wasn't burka level, but it's not like women really had a say about anything. Husband's made the decisions, and that was that. - 4bit, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3@calvmari
Burka's aren't skin tight. It's the shape of the woman as well as the skin that's an issue. - ZenMojo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"Even so, the Iraqis wore considerably more conservative outfits than their opponents, the Japanese. While the Agasis were clad in yellow, two-piece tights that went down to mid thigh and covered most of their shoulders, the Japanese pair's uniforms were so small that the country name had to be abbreviated on their bikini bottoms."
I love Japan! - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I think the Iraqi team is breaking the rules, the bikinis should be much smaller than those.
- freff, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1That's strange. Beh.
You didn't miss much. Just a pic of some girl in those stripey pajamay thingies they used to wear to the beach.
...err...I mean yeah, Leeroy's right. It was meant to be subtle...really. - kigol, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3i'd love to find a larger copy of that.
- dclowd9901, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1After seeing the cutline for the picture, I wish I lived in Qatar, so that I could be called a Qatari. Bushnell FTW.
- unkle, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2cos i am a pervert i looked for pics of liza and lida agasi
http://sports.myway.com/images/20061202/QATAR_ASIAN_GAMES_IMMODESTY_ON_THE_BEACH.sff_AG131_20061202134556.html - Berkana, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Okay, so Qatar doesn't use the burqa, but the hejab. Fine. My point is that whoever came up with the idea of hosting the games there with beach volleyball needs to get a clue.
- diggdong, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1What ...what?
- Danial, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1madmack,
What you said about Pakistan being more conservative than Qatar is very untrue. Other than Peshawar, Lahore and Karachi are a lot more liberal than Doha. You probably got it confused with Afghanistan, since the burqa is an Afghan invention, not a Pakistani one.
Qatar is becoming a bit more open, especially in terms of religious freedom, but it still has a long way to go IMO.
That being said, why wasn't this hosted in Istanbul, Dubai or even Beirut? It would promote much less of a ruckus since those cities are pretty liberal and Westernized in the first place. - dotari, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Talking about burqas... First hit in Google Image Search:
http://www.zhaba.com/pics/lil-kim-burqa.jpg - BikiniBeat, on 12/08/2008, -0/+1Whole section of beach volleyball girls in bikinis here: http://www.bikinibeat.org
- Berkana, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Let's see them run parallel beach volleyball games in burqas.
- narduk, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2doh. http://www.ascii-art.de/ascii/ab/bikini.txt
- BikiniBeat, on 10/22/2008, -0/+0Beach volleyball without bikinis is like wrestling without the piledriver -- it's what makes the sport watchable.
http://www.bikinibeat.org - plamia, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Sounds interesting... I've never paid so much attention to this before.
- baker242, on 10/20/2008, -0/+0Beach volleyball’s are getting extravaganza in regional sports most of the womens bikinis are tiny and colorful to get attracted.
http://www.bodyactivewear.net - aliengoods, on 10/12/2007, -5/+5Women are generally repressed in most Muslim societies. It hasn't always been this way. Quite a few Muslim countries were quite progressive, allowing women to go to college, own property, even walk outside without their husband. Its the fundamentalists (aka fanatics) that f***ed everything up about 30 years ago.
Having said that, in most Muslim countries, they are using their religion and its absurd interpretations to control women. This is nothing new. Catholicism has done it for centuries. -
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