Author: Mariam Abdelwahed
The female body is weaker than the men’s body. Wherever we go, women are still being criticized for doing what they love, even their love in what is called “manly sports”. It's like there's a certain “criteria” that they must pass to at least be somehow accepted by others. It has gone so far that we Judge based on physical appearance first than their capability, techniques and their passion in enjoying what they do. We are taught that most sports are run by males, so having females taking spots in certain sports that are perceived by society as manly can be a bit unusual.
Sports like weight lifting, kick-boxing, football to name a few are perceived to be for men and no women can compete or even be good in it.
the reason for it is because Egyptian women are taught from a young age that these are only for men, they can’t show interest in them nor try to compete not only this but also their mothers haven't made them to be open in expressing themselves in saying what they like and motivate & push them to do so. Not to mention, some if not most Egyptian women are taught not to be as sporty as a male not only due to the male body being more masculine and bigger but also so they will not be perceived as manly as them, it is like they are being told to leave the sports for the “men” and they can only join or have interest in the feminine sports.
Additionally, many Egyptian mothers somehow force their children to not continue in doing any sports as they cannot accept their love or passion for sports in doing it throughout their whole life as men or making it a number one priority in their life so they will indirectly force them to stop. Lastly, when growing up in Egypt, youth are pressured to be squeezed in the feminine sport category to avoid being judged by others which will result in them hiding their love for weight lifting or other sports that are not in the category of “feminine sports”
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