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Mufti: 'Sick ideology' deprived Muslim woman of participation in opening of Olympics
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In which every single cliché on the subject is unwrapped and thrown at the reader, like a game of 52 pick-up.
[Regnum] The refusal of the dark-skinned French track and field athlete Sounkamba Sylla, who professes Islam, to participate in the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics is a consequence of the “sick, arrogant ideology” of European countries, the head of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia, Mufti of Moscow Albir Krganov, said on July 26.

"This step is yet another example of the disdainful attitude towards Islam and Muslims in Europe," he said.

Krganov is confident that such behavior by the organizers will not go unanswered. In the case of Sylla, France probably decided to remember its colonial origins, he added, noting that the country's actions only perpetuate the historical mistakes of the past in modern society.

The modern Olympic Games increasingly do not unite nations, but become a tool for political and ideological manipulation, TASS reported his words.

As reported by the Regnum news agency, on July 25, French runner Silla said that she was not allowed to participate in the opening ceremony because she was wearing a hijab. On July 26, the Russian Foreign Ministry called this decision an act of segregation. The official representative of the department, Maria Zakharova, recalled that the organizers explained their decision by the fact that wearing a traditional element of clothing during sporting events is allegedly prohibited. She emphasized that the Olympics have ceased to follow their goals, declared more than a hundred years ago, and now completely contradict the Olympic spirit.

According to Zakharova, Russian and Belarusian athletes were previously subjected to segregation and were banned from participating in the Games. Now discrimination has affected French athletes as well, she added.

In December 2023, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Russian and Belarusian athletes would only be allowed to participate in the Olympics in a "neutral status " if a number of criteria were met. Among other things, athletes are prohibited from displaying symbols of their countries. Also, those who have publicly declared their support for Russia's special operation or have a contract with security forces in the Russian Federation will not be allowed to participate in the Games.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called the IOC's treatment of Russian athletes ethnic discrimination. He noted that the Russian Federation would continue to develop sports and follow the original principles of the Olympic movement.


Posted by: badanov 2024-07-27
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