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Lebanese women encourage football, change stereotypes
24-5-2018
Al Akhbar newspaper today wrote about the controversy over the relevance of women’s backing of football, noting a misplaced debate on principles that are commonplace but that are viewed subjectively within Lebanese society. Everyone, including girls, are looking forward to the release date of the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia after a couple of weeks, Al Akhbar said. The newspaper article pointed to a change in the global mood, even in our own society, a mood that transcends male dominance of the game and of the passion for it. On this, the newspaper spoke to the chair of the official Real Madrid Fans de Libano club, Baraah Hassan, who did not deny facing challenges, firstly, as a female, and secondly as a ‘mohajaba’ (wearing hijab). “Today I am an informed and trustworthy source for international sports news after I became a qualified professional and interviewed a number of international players and senior management staff,” , Hassan told Al Akhbar reporter. Similarly, the human resources officer at the official Barcelona Fans in Lebanon, Najla Abdallah, refused to comment on the issue of violation of the girl’s femininity if she is passionate about football, wondering what kind of question is this, and calling on everyone to start to get used to the idea. “There is no single unified formula for a woman… ,” Abdallah said. For her part, sports journalist, Yasmin Obeid, said the rejection voiced by some men comes from their rejection of the idea that a woman can change the stereotypic association between football and males. More on the feature on the link below: https://goo.gl/D1Wj2o. (Al Akhbar, May 24, 2018)
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