What do we do at Sisters' Games?
This website was set up to help organise and advertise sporting and social events for muslim ladies in and around
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Why was Sisters' Games set up?
In the past few years I have found it difficult to find sporting activities to be involved with which are local and which are fully segregated for women only. I therefore decided to try and set up some games for women only myself with help from my husband.
Shahina
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How did it begin?
Sisters Games began in June 2006 with an occassional 1 hour games of indoor badminton arranged on varying days of the week. Eventually as the numbers have grown (with a little advertising), we began to bulk book the indoor sports hall at the Amanah Centre first for football only and now badminton and football.
We welcome your suggestions and comments on how we can improve what we offer. Sisters' Games is run by a wife & husband team - Shahina and her husband, Amin, who helps to manage the website and emails and to take enquiries from brothers.
Shahina & Amin
On the 'Hassan & Habiba Show'
Islam Channel (Sky 813)
Mon 28th Aug 2006 10pm
Mentioned in a factfile by
Women's Sports Foundation
'Muslim women in sport: a minority within a minority'
(Jan 2007)
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Mentioned in
BHF National Centre for Physical Activity and Healths - Information Update, February 2007
Mentioned in
an annual report by Sport UK
'Women in Sport - The State of Play 2006'
- as a case study, section 3.4.3 'Ethnic Minority Participation'
(March 2007)
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