French policies banning Hijabs and Abayas draw outrage at home and abroad

France’s Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera announced on 3rd September 2023  on France 3 that athletes representing France will be barred from wearing hijabs or other religious symbols while competing at the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.1  The minister stated that the ban upholds France’s principle of “strict secularism” or  “la laïcité,” in sports and

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Girls get together for Islamic Sports Day in London

Women and girls from across the country celebrated Islamic culture through a national sports competition in London on Saturday. The Girls Eid cup festival, organised by Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme (LOCSP) and Positive Futures, aims to give young women from across the country a chance to meet in an environment outside their normal everyday

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