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April 21, 2006
US: Muslim Women Bring Religion Into the Gym
Dear complaining Muslim women; have you ever heard of women-only gyms? Or, for that matter, have you heard of the supremacy of written contracts? Because it sure looks as if you haven't: US: Muslim women ask gym to keep single-sex pledge
About 200 Muslim women have asked the Fitness USA workout chain to honor what they say was its promise to provide separate exercise times for women and men. They say they need single-sex workout times to accommodate Islam's standards of modesty.Arrwa Mogalli, 28, of Dearborn, Michigan, said that she agreed to buy a $1,465 lifetime membership with the chain after being promised that its Lincoln Park facility would be open only to women on certain days.[...]
[...]The company is reviewing the women's concerns, said Jodi Berry, administrative director for Fitness USA. But the company said that the women's written contracts say nothing about gender.
Posted by Ruy Diaz at April 21, 2006 11:32 AM
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