Women’s Football in Saudi Arabia

1. Women’s Football in Saudi Arabia Munira AlHamdan

2. Research question: • Are Saudi girls who play soccer adopting or conducting freedom resistance?

3. Why did I choose this topic?

4. Claim 1: The constant use of Islamic teachings as an excuse by society to prevent girls from playing football.

5. Claim 2: Women playing in Saudi is an example of forward resistance .

6. Resistance: Resisting the law without breaking it. • Freedom Resistance : resistances which involves practices of self . • Reverse Resistance : resistance which involves practices that support powerful talk.

7. Claim 3: Members of Saudi society are trying to improve women’s football.

8. Methods • I conducted some interviews with people that are involved in this topic. (Adwa Alarifi the captain of alyamamah football team in AlRiyadh). • Academic journals: The philosopher Michael Foucault. • Articles

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12. Result • We competed against teams from : Riyadh , Jeddah and also Bahrain. • We got 4th place , after a week of training. • All the girls gained confidence in themselves. • We also made new friends from around the kingdom. • I really hope that the sport of football would increase in our country • I made friends from different grades in the school

13. Thank you

14. Bibliography : • Akbar, A. (2005).  “Muslim Women in a Football League of Their Own.”  The Independent.  Retrieved from: http://www.independent.co. k/news/uk/this-britain/muslim-women-in-a-football-league-of-their-own-506889.html>. • Bell, Daniel, and Mickey Friedman(2003). “Islamic Countries’ Women’s Sports Solidarity Council and Games,” International Encyclopedia of Women and Sports, Editors Karen Christensen, Allen Guttmann, and Gertrud Pfister, Volume 2, New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2001, Print, 593. • De Knop, Paul, et al, (1996). “Implications of Islam on Muslim Girls’ Sport Participation in Western Europe. Literature Review and Policy Recommendations for Sport Promotion,” Sport, Education and Society 1, 2 (1996): 147-164, SPORTDiscus, Web, 155-156. • Foucault, M. (1988). Political Technology of Individuals. In H. Gutman, P. • H. Hutton, & L. H. Martin (Eds.), Technologies of the Self: a Seminar with • Michel Foucault (pp. 145 – 161). London: Tavistock. • Isard, R. (2013). Muslim Women in Sport. Soccer Politics / the Politics of Football. Retrieved from: http://sites.duke.edu/wcwp/research-projects/middle-east/muslim-women-in-sport/ • Kay, T. (2006). “Daughters of Islam: Family Influences on Muslim Young Women’s Participation in Sport,” International Review for the Sociology of Sport 41, 3-4 (2006): 357-373. • Martin, Susan Marie. 2011. "Smithy of the Soul: Resistance to Colonial • and Neocolonial Education". Research West Review 1(2): 1-22. • Nakamura, Y. (2002). “Beyond the Hijab: Female Muslims and Physical Activity,” Women in Sport & Physical Activity 11,2 (2002): 21-, ProQuest , Web, 7 October 2009, <http://proquest.umi.com>. • Walseth, Kristin, and Kari Fasting, “Islam’s View on Physical Activity and Sport: Egyptian Women Interpreting Islam,” International Review for the Sociology of Sport 38,1 (2003): 45-60, SPORTDiscus, Web, 7 October 2009,  <http://irs.sagepub.com>, 45, 48, 56.