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London 2012: don't forget most Saudi women are banned from sport | Eman Al Nafjan

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Friday, 13 July 2012 (on July 13, 2012)
guardian.co.uk
Two women will represent Saudi Arabia at the Games but its government still rules that femininity and sports are incompatible

On Thursday it was announced that Saudi women will after all be

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