I didn’t miss the point; you’re absolutely right that in the past, many non-Arab/non-Muslim countries did not have women participating, but again, the difference is that those countries didn’t have women participating and Saudi does not ALLOW women to participate.

You said:

“The critics of Saudi Arabia don’t give a damn whether Arab women are allowed to comete, they are only attacking Saudi Arabia because THEY DON’T DISTINGUISH between Saudis, Palestinians or Syrians. To Americans, we’re all the same.”

I’m American, by the way. I’m also a critic of Saudi Arabia, and I do give a damn; I think that every woman should have absolute equal rights to men (or, alternatively, choose not to have equality – whatever). The point here is, for Saudi women only, it’s not a choice.

Jillian

The number of women competing in the Olympics has been steadily increasing : “Of the 11,427 athletes participating in these Games, 4,845 are women — 500 more than in Athens four years ago, 1,000 more than competed in Atlanta 12 years ago”. In 1996, 26 countries sent all-male teams to Atlanta . In Sydney the number was 12 and by Athens it was down to five. The two nations making their Olympic debuts this year, Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands, each have women on their small teams .

The critics of Saudi Arabia don’t give a damn whether Arab women are allowed to comete, they are only attacking Saudi Arabia because THEY DON’T DISTINGUISH between Saudis, Palestinians or Syrians. To Americans, we’re all the same.

Seems the only people who discriminate among the Arabs are a few of the writers right here at KabobFest.

Thanks for the link anyway …
Ray Hanania
http://www.TheMediaOasis.com

http://kalamoha.blogspot.com/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1046912/Muslim-sprinter-wins-Olympic-sprint-dressed-head-toe-hijab.html

PS Can’t say she fills this infidel with too many lustful thoughts.