July 2, 2012
In a May 21, 2012 photo, Rana Al Khateeb, a 23-year-old member of a Saudi female soccer team practices at a secret location in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. While Olympic leaders and human rights advocates are encouraged by signs that Saudi Arabia may bow to pressure and send female athletes to the Summer Games, women athletes in the ultraconservative kingdom are worried about a backlash at home.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Saudi women fear post-Games persecution
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- While Olympic leaders and human rights advocates are encouraged by signs that Saudi Arabia may bow to pressure and send female athletes to the Summer Games, women athletes in the ultraconservative kingdom are worried about a backlash at home.
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