1.   Islamic custom dictates that women should be fully covered.

2.   Along with pitching for Salt Lake City and Sydney, El Farnawani was able to advise Olympic Committee members about Islamic customs.

3.   Another reason, they say, is that the fighters, devout Muslims, would have probably tried to bury their dead promptly, in accordance with Islamic custom.

4.   According to Islamic custom, only men attend funeral ceremonies.

5.   According to Islamic custom, the women were forbidden from socializing with the players or even shaking their hands.

6.   Christian women say they have been admonished for wearing shorts, against Islamic customs of modest dress.

7.   In keeping with Islamic custom, the coffin was discarded.

8.   Some women celebrated by removing the head scarves mandated by Islamic custom.

9.   Still, Muslim clerics have ruled that under the current extreme circumstances, Islamic burial customs need not be followed.

10.   They also criticized the authorities for trying to impose Islamic customs on schoolchildren, and generally discriminating against non-Muslims.