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Muslim Women in Sports Media: Is It Still Progress if No One Cares?


Posted by shireen on 25 Sep 2014 / 1 Comment
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On September 16, 2014, basketball’s international governing body, FIBA, announced it would be allowing headcoverings during competitive play for a trial period. It stopped short, however, of permanently lifting its ban on hijabs, turbans and yarmulkes worn by basketball players. Stories of players being rejected from tournaments and forced to forfeit because of their headcoverings […]

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