I’m coach with me for a moment it’s Wednesday 6 p.m. at Brian Coyle
it’s Wednesday 6 p.m. at Brian Coyle
it’s Wednesday 6 p.m. at Brian Coyle community center instead of Riverside
community center instead of Riverside
community center instead of Riverside Community a team of girls many dressed
Community a team of girls many dressed
Community a team of girls many dressed in long dresses traditional beautiful
in long dresses traditional beautiful
in long dresses traditional beautiful head scarves and wearing their tennis
head scarves and wearing their tennis
head scarves and wearing their tennis shoes join me in the court to run jump
shoes join me in the court to run jump
shoes join me in the court to run jump and play girl like samira it’s part of
and play girl like samira it’s part of
and play girl like samira it’s part of the team she comes to this dedicated
the team she comes to this dedicated
the team she comes to this dedicated sport time because she does not feel
sport time because she does not feel
sport time because she does not feel comfortable during her almost old boys
comfortable during her almost old boys
comfortable during her almost old boys rec time samara girls like her are
rec time samara girls like her are
rec time samara girls like her are trying to fit a school where they trust
trying to fit a school where they trust
trying to fit a school where they trust differently than everyone else see their
differently than everyone else see their
differently than everyone else see their brothers playing sports are inspired
brothers playing sports are inspired
brothers playing sports are inspired also to do but they don’t know or see
also to do but they don’t know or see
also to do but they don’t know or see any girl like them playing come back
any girl like them playing come back
any girl like them playing come back with me to the gym more girls are
with me to the gym more girls are
with me to the gym more girls are arriving there shooting hoops and are
arriving there shooting hoops and are
arriving there shooting hoops and are excited we do our traditional rounds we
excited we do our traditional rounds we
excited we do our traditional rounds we do 10 laps around the gym and then meet
do 10 laps around the gym and then meet
do 10 laps around the gym and then meet in the center of the gym to do our
in the center of the gym to do our
in the center of the gym to do our stretches then we divide ourselves into
stretches then we divide ourselves into
stretches then we divide ourselves into small groups to do fun drills
small groups to do fun drills
small groups to do fun drills elimination pressure 21 horse and three
elimination pressure 21 horse and three
elimination pressure 21 horse and three men weights but in our gym we call the
men weights but in our gym we call the
men weights but in our gym we call the three woman weight also we do side games
three woman weight also we do side games
three woman weight also we do side games one on one three on three four on four
one on one three on three four on four
one on one three on three four on four after an hour we notice the scarves
after an hour we notice the scarves
after an hour we notice the scarves falling off girls not focusing on the
falling off girls not focusing on the
falling off girls not focusing on the game girls feeling very warm but
game girls feeling very warm but
game girls feeling very warm but thankfully this is the two hours girls
thankfully this is the two hours girls
thankfully this is the two hours girls only gym that they can feel comfortable
only gym that they can feel comfortable
only gym that they can feel comfortable taking off their scarf and continue to
taking off their scarf and continue to
taking off their scarf and continue to retain their modesty community respect
retain their modesty community respect
retain their modesty community respect and traditions muslim women and girls
and traditions muslim women and girls
and traditions muslim women and girls cover up for religious
cover up for religious
cover up for religious reasons if you ask a Muslim woman why
reasons if you ask a Muslim woman why
reasons if you ask a Muslim woman why she dresses the way she dresses
she dresses the way she dresses
she dresses the way she dresses you’ll get fright to have answers from
you’ll get fright to have answers from
you’ll get fright to have answers from self-respect
self-respect
self-respect it’s a choice I made they want to be
it’s a choice I made they want to be
it’s a choice I made they want to be treated like everyone else they want
treated like everyone else they want
treated like everyone else they want people to be judged them for who they
people to be judged them for who they
people to be judged them for who they are
are
are their characters their values and not
their characters their values and not
their characters their values and not how they look or dress in Islamic faith
how they look or dress in Islamic faith
how they look or dress in Islamic faith modesty is humble inside and out however
modesty is humble inside and out however
modesty is humble inside and out however there’s a bigger issue off when the
there’s a bigger issue off when the
there’s a bigger issue off when the girls are not in this space that they
girls are not in this space that they
girls are not in this space that they feel comfortable plane running and
feel comfortable plane running and
feel comfortable plane running and jumping they’re not competing in their
jumping they’re not competing in their
jumping they’re not competing in their school teams they’re not participating
school teams they’re not participating
school teams they’re not participating in their PE classes they’re not
in their PE classes they’re not
in their PE classes they’re not registering for their community teams
registering for their community teams
registering for their community teams largely due to the uniform being
largely due to the uniform being
largely due to the uniform being provided imagine for a moment if you ask
provided imagine for a moment if you ask
provided imagine for a moment if you ask a football team to go into the field
a football team to go into the field
a football team to go into the field without their helmet or a cross-country
without their helmet or a cross-country
without their helmet or a cross-country Runner to go running without their shoes
Runner to go running without their shoes
Runner to go running without their shoes I quickly learned that when apples girls
I quickly learned that when apples girls
I quickly learned that when apples girls from Cedar Riverside are not alone in
from Cedar Riverside are not alone in
from Cedar Riverside are not alone in fact the number of Muslim girls
fact the number of Muslim girls
fact the number of Muslim girls participating sports is half of that of
participating sports is half of that of
participating sports is half of that of their peers in a time where females are
their peers in a time where females are
their peers in a time where females are participating in sports in record
participating in sports in record
participating in sports in record numbers
numbers
numbers some might say Muslim girls are not
some might say Muslim girls are not
some might say Muslim girls are not participating sports because of their
participating sports because of their
participating sports because of their religious reasons but in our religion
religious reasons but in our religion
religious reasons but in our religion and the Quran both men and women are
and the Quran both men and women are
and the Quran both men and women are encouraged to be physically active to
encouraged to be physically active to
encouraged to be physically active to take care of their body to live in a
take care of their body to live in a
take care of their body to live in a healthy life a recent study found that
healthy life a recent study found that
healthy life a recent study found that 94% of women in the senior business
94% of women in the senior business
94% of women in the senior business played sports when they were young
played sports when they were young
played sports when they were young compared to the 18% of Muslim female who
compared to the 18% of Muslim female who
compared to the 18% of Muslim female who are participating sports today when I
are participating sports today when I
are participating sports today when I learned about this was a bigger issue
learned about this was a bigger issue
learned about this was a bigger issue than my minneapolis community I’ve
than my minneapolis community I’ve
than my minneapolis community I’ve decided to make sure that all girls can
decided to make sure that all girls can
decided to make sure that all girls can start playing sports as early as
start playing sports as early as
start playing sports as early as possible
possible
possible a recent research has found that was
a recent research has found that was
a recent research has found that was done on Muslim East African girls in the
done on Muslim East African girls in the
done on Muslim East African girls in the twin cities that the first barriers to
twin cities that the first barriers to
twin cities that the first barriers to play is access it’s a physical activity
play is access it’s a physical activity
play is access it’s a physical activity but I know that that’s just one of the
but I know that that’s just one of the
but I know that that’s just one of the problems if you remember when you and I
problems if you remember when you and I
problems if you remember when you and I were in the gym together and we saw
were in the gym together and we saw
were in the gym together and we saw girls scarves falling off some feeling
girls scarves falling off some feeling
girls scarves falling off some feeling that their scarves were getting hot in
that their scarves were getting hot in
that their scarves were getting hot in sight and now focusing on the game
sight and now focusing on the game
sight and now focusing on the game because they were worrying about their
because they were worrying about their
because they were worrying about their hey job as a coach that really got me
hey job as a coach that really got me
hey job as a coach that really got me into saying this is not fair we have to
into saying this is not fair we have to
into saying this is not fair we have to find a solution for this and make these
find a solution for this and make these
find a solution for this and make these girls play freely and be proud of who
girls play freely and be proud of who
girls play freely and be proud of who they are so with the help of girl like
they are so with the help of girl like
they are so with the help of girl like Samara and girls in the program
Samara and girls in the program
Samara and girls in the program and community members we decided to
and community members we decided to
and community members we decided to solve the problem and decided to create
solve the problem and decided to create
solve the problem and decided to create our own activewear that would enable
our own activewear that would enable
our own activewear that would enable physical activity while upholding both
physical activity while upholding both
physical activity while upholding both religious and cultural beliefs so what
religious and cultural beliefs so what
religious and cultural beliefs so what we did we brainstorm the girls were the
we did we brainstorm the girls were the
we did we brainstorm the girls were the center of this they helped with the
center of this they helped with the
center of this they helped with the design process they helped test over 80
design process they helped test over 80
design process they helped test over 80 different fabrics they helped draw they
different fabrics they helped draw they
different fabrics they helped draw they helped design and try on but for this to
helped design and try on but for this to
helped design and try on but for this to be successful we needed our community
be successful we needed our community
be successful we needed our community our elders support the parents and the
our elders support the parents and the
our elders support the parents and the girls who were not playing so we had a
girls who were not playing so we had a
girls who were not playing so we had a community meeting and got all their
community meeting and got all their
community meeting and got all their inputs one theme that came back for both
inputs one theme that came back for both
inputs one theme that came back for both the parents and the elders were we want
the parents and the elders were we want
the parents and the elders were we want to make sure that the girls what they’re
to make sure that the girls what they’re
to make sure that the girls what they’re creating is something that is culture
creating is something that is culture
creating is something that is culture appropriate religious appropriate that
appropriate religious appropriate that
appropriate religious appropriate that they do not forget about their culture
they do not forget about their culture
they do not forget about their culture that they’re proud of who they are that
that they’re proud of who they are that
that they’re proud of who they are that when they’re playing they’re not
when they’re playing they’re not
when they’re playing they’re not worrying about anything else and for the
worrying about anything else and for the
worrying about anything else and for the girls who we’re not playing we asked him
girls who we’re not playing we asked him
girls who we’re not playing we asked him how come what is one thing that will
how come what is one thing that will
how come what is one thing that will make you play and they say well we want
make you play and they say well we want
make you play and they say well we want something as comfortable and they’re
something as comfortable and they’re
something as comfortable and they’re safe so with all the idea
safe so with all the idea
safe so with all the idea together what we did was we came back
together what we did was we came back
together what we did was we came back and decide together to design three
and decide together to design three
and decide together to design three different of sporty jobs that will meet
different of sporty jobs that will meet
different of sporty jobs that will meet each girl which ever level of modesty
each girl which ever level of modesty
each girl which ever level of modesty she’s at so we create and again create
she’s at so we create and again create
she’s at so we create and again create it and again created the prototype we
it and again created the prototype we
it and again created the prototype we ran jump and play but even though girls
ran jump and play but even though girls
ran jump and play but even though girls were having access to space to be
were having access to space to be
were having access to space to be physically active and created their own
physically active and created their own
physically active and created their own activewear that they can be physically
activewear that they can be physically
activewear that they can be physically active and it enabled them we knew there
active and it enabled them we knew there
active and it enabled them we knew there was still one problem role models bears
was still one problem role models bears
was still one problem role models bears are being broken at the highest levels
are being broken at the highest levels
are being broken at the highest levels international organizations are lifting
international organizations are lifting
international organizations are lifting bans on head wear Muslim women can
bans on head wear Muslim women can
bans on head wear Muslim women can compete wearing their jobs and scarves
compete wearing their jobs and scarves
compete wearing their jobs and scarves this was a big deal rumors are emerging
this was a big deal rumors are emerging
this was a big deal rumors are emerging we had our first Muslim female who
we had our first Muslim female who
we had our first Muslim female who competed for the Olympic and we’re
competed for the Olympic and we’re
competed for the Olympic and we’re hoping to see more we want to see girls
hoping to see more we want to see girls
hoping to see more we want to see girls compete in their schools in all
compete in their schools in all
compete in their schools in all professional levels and see more girls
professional levels and see more girls
professional levels and see more girls in the Olympics and we know that the
in the Olympics and we know that the
in the Olympics and we know that the time is right now because we believe all
time is right now because we believe all
time is right now because we believe all girls deserve to play so we got the
girls deserve to play so we got the
girls deserve to play so we got the community involved we got the girls
community involved we got the girls
community involved we got the girls exciting we say what can we call this
exciting we say what can we call this
exciting we say what can we call this movement so one day we came together at
movement so one day we came together at
movement so one day we came together at the gym that it all started and had a
the gym that it all started and had a
the gym that it all started and had a conversation with the girls and say what
conversation with the girls and say what
conversation with the girls and say what is something a name that means something
is something a name that means something
is something a name that means something to you that you’re proud of each girl
to you that you’re proud of each girl
to you that you’re proud of each girl wrote a name we asked what it meant
wrote a name we asked what it meant
wrote a name we asked what it meant there’s one name coming back again and
there’s one name coming back again and
there’s one name coming back again and again and women who was known for being
again and women who was known for being
again and women who was known for being courageous and standing against
courageous and standing against
courageous and standing against interests
interests
interests a woman all girls when they were young
a woman all girls when they were young
a woman all girls when they were young look up to and wanted to be and women
look up to and wanted to be and women
look up to and wanted to be and women that was their hero
that was their hero
that was their hero her name was hacia so we decided to call
her name was hacia so we decided to call
her name was hacia so we decided to call our movement hacia we believe sports
our movement hacia we believe sports
our movement hacia we believe sports that girls up for success from
that girls up for success from
that girls up for success from establishing healthy lifestyle to
establishing healthy lifestyle to
establishing healthy lifestyle to economic performance we believe all
economic performance we believe all
economic performance we believe all girls should be equipped and developed
girls should be equipped and developed
girls should be equipped and developed self-confidence and leadership skills if
self-confidence and leadership skills if
self-confidence and leadership skills if you believe channel your inner coach and
you believe channel your inner coach and
you believe channel your inner coach and let’s create help us lift barriers so
let’s create help us lift barriers so
let’s create help us lift barriers so girl like Samara can play sports proudly
girl like Samara can play sports proudly
girl like Samara can play sports proudly and play not worrying about culturally
and play not worrying about culturally
and play not worrying about culturally not worrying about her clothes so
not worrying about her clothes so
not worrying about her clothes so Sameera and many girls can become
Sameera and many girls can become
Sameera and many girls can become tomorrow’s role models thank you
tomorrow’s role models thank you
tomorrow’s role models thank you [Applause]
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