RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – The Muslimah Sports Association, England’s largest Muslim women’s sports charity, has issued a report saying 37 per cent of Muslim women are not involved in any sport or activity.
Yet 97 per cent want to increase their participation.
The BBC reports that the survey tried to identify why there is an under-representation of Muslim women in sport and found physical activity levels and general wellbeing of women from diverse backgrounds had suffered during lockdowns.
Other factors included the lack of women-only facilities and modest sports attire and the risk of discrimination.