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FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND THEIR RELIGIOUS VIEWS TOWARDS SPORTS IN KASHMIR VALLEY

    1 Author(s):  JAVAID AHMAD GANAIE

Vol -  7, Issue- 12 ,         Page(s) : 31 - 36  (2016 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/CASIRJ

Abstract

Sports play a vital role in physical, mental, emotional, social and psychological development of its participants without any discrimination of gender. The world of sport is male dominated and women often come up against considerable challenges.In this purpose the total 100 respondents selected from within the population through convenient or available sampling technique. For the purpose of collection of data a structured questionnaire on three point Likert scale, ranging from disagree (DA= 1 point) to agree (3 points), was prepared and handed over to 100 respondents with the help of female lecturers in physical education of concerned colleges. The main objective of the study was to know about the participation of Muslim girls and women in sports and philosophy of Islam in this regard. The result of the study indicated that Muslim women like sports and thay wants to participate in sports for overall development but their ethnicity, culture, physical and spiritual challenges, parents, family members, and society members discourage them to participate in sports. The result of the study further confirmed that Islam encourages the women to participate in sports for good health, fitness and healthy life style after observing the Islamic dress code

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