03.08.2012                      15.Aw. 5772                      Tu BeAw

London 2012:

Saudi and Iranian women fight for right to compete

London Olympic Games seen as breakthrough for female athletes, but many hurdles remain.

The 2012 Summer Olympics have been unofficially dubbed the Year of the Woman since for the first time ever, every country taking part – even Saudi Arabia, Brunei and Qatar – has fielded a female athlete….