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French Women Groups Are Not Amused Three French women organizations have objected to a recent decision by the executive committee of FIFA. This follows the global soccer governing body’s support of a proposal to allow hijab (the headdress worn by conservative Islamic women) in matches. In an open letter to Sepp Blatter, the FIFA president, the women [...] Saying “Yes” To The Hijab Recently, Toronto police announced they would be allowing policewomen who are Muslims to wear the “hijab” headgear as part of their uniform. To some, this decision is consistent with the long-standing Canadian practice of permitting turbans be worn by Sikh policeman in uniform. However, those in the opposite camp have questioned its [...] Outcome Of Scuffle For the Muslim American Society of New York, Tuesday’s outing by some 3,000 Muslims to Rye Playland in Westchester County was meant to be a celebration of the end of Ramadan. Unfortunately it turned out to be anything but a celebration. A scuffle took place because some members of the tour group refused to [...] Kulsoom Abdullah’s Problem Kulsoom Abdullah, a weightlifter from Atlanta, Georgia, finished 5th out of 6 in her 48 kilogram senior women’s weight class in the US weightlifting championships. Such a result is nothing to shout home about, but the very fact that 35-year-old Kulsoom Abdullah even took part in the championships this year is a victory in [...] Situations In Which Hijab Disputes Occur The hijab continues to make the news in one way or another, most commonly because of disputes between employers and employees over whether or not the headscarf can be worn at work, but more recently it has featured in disputes over sportswear. Responses to these situations vary, as exemplified in the [...] FIFA Says No Earlier this month, the Iranian women soccer team forfeited a 2012 Olympic qualifying match against Jordan by insisting that its female players wear the hijab instead of the FIFA-approved headgear. That stand costs Iran a chance to play in the 2012 London Olympics. FIFA’s stand against the hijab has again been tested, this time [...] Ban On Headscarves In School Controversy over the wearing of Islamic headscarves has leapt from the west to Thailand. It all started last October with a request by 17 students at Wat Nongchok School in Bangkok, who sought permission from their school principal to wear Islamic headscarves (hijab). The director forwarded their request to the Office of [...] New Rules For University Students In Iran Iran normally intensifies its campaign on modest dressing just before the summer months, before people start to dress more skimpily for the hot season. But this year it has recently given instructions to a list of universities on what the dress code should be. The rules ban women from “wearing [...] The Rollerskating Rink Stance A rollerskating rink in Connecticut, USA, has stood by its decision not to allow a woman into its premises unless she removed her headscarf or wore her helmet over it. The Incident At The Rink Marisol Rodriguez-Colon had turned up at the rink to attend her 4-year-old niece’s birthday party but was “mortified’ when told [...] |
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