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...long list of things that everyone else loves but that Muslims are supposed to hate - democracy, dogs, women with uncovered hair - we can now add yoga. A council of muftis in Malaysia issued a fatwa over the weekend banning yoga for Muslims, claiming that the sweaty 'Oms' and other Hindu elements of a standard 60-minute yoga class could "destroy the faith of a Muslim...
...destroy the faith of a Muslim.' ABDUL SHUKOR HUSIN, National Fatwa Council chairman, explaining why Malaysia's top Islamic body ruled on Nov. 22 against the practice of yoga by Muslims...
...well as a climbing wall and padding for the hurt-free throwing about of one's person. Children are allowed to choose which activities they want to pursue, and initially, says kindergarten teacher Nancy Simko, they all scramble for the Wonder Room. But with weekly visits from the yoga specialist, the therapeutic-ball specialist and the puppeteer, the kids are soon tempted away...
...invisible but really visible line into middle age. And as a longtime journalist and social observer, I really felt that I needed to chronicle the experience of what it's like to be a woman aging in a culture that demands we stay forever 21. (See pictures of facial yoga...
...brightly hued bowling pins, didn't make an appearance. This year, it's the bouncy ball that's missing. Rhythmic gymnastics is certainly mesmerizing, but Cirque de Soleil mixed with a touch of the Bolshoi doesn't deserve a spot at the Games. Similarly, a budding campaign to make yoga an Olympic discipline should be quashed...