by liftingc | Jul 6, 2011 | Non USA Press Coverage, Press Coverage
IWF Changes Dress Code Rules, Lets Muslim Weightlifter Compete Lolla Mohammed Nur – July 06, 2011 – Voice of America Middle East Photo: Walter Barber Kulsoom Abdullah competing at a 2010 Open Championship in the US state of Georgia When Kulsoom Abdullah...
by liftingc | Jul 1, 2011 | Press Coverage
Weightlifter wins her fight to wear the hijab in competition as international body bows to pressure for rule change By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Last updated at 9:37 PM on 1st July 2011 Article at Daily Mail UK Muslim weightlifter Kulsoom Abdullah has won her battle to wear...
by liftingc | Jun 30, 2011 | Press Coverage
Muslim woman registers for nationals Published 08:55 p.m., Thursday, June 30, 2011 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Kulsoom Abdullah of Atlanta has filed to compete in the national weightlifting championships a day after the sport’s world governing body modified...
by liftingc | Jun 30, 2011 | Press Coverage
Her coverage continues: Female weightlifter wins fight over Muslim attire (video) Rick Chandler Jun 30, 2011, 1:21 PM EDT It’s a victory for female Muslim weightlifters everywhere! Um, wait … she may be the only one. Anyway, here’s Kulsoom Abdullah, who refused to...
by liftingc | Jun 30, 2011 | Press Coverage
link Burden removed, Muslim woman will lift at U.S. Championships Abdullah registers for competition a day after sport’s officials approve dress code change Kulsoom Abdullah at a recent competition (Courtesy Kulsoom Abdullah) by Philip Hersh 6:05 p.m. CDT, June...
by liftingc | Jun 30, 2011 | Press Coverage
Link to article at MSNBC. Copy below Muslim weightlifter fights to compete, hijabi-style Barred from competing with arms and legs covered, American appealed to sport’s world body the subsequent tv interview...
