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French government accused of discrimination against its own athletes with Olympics hijab ban
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoCampaign groups including Amnesty and Human Rights Watch have spoken out against a hijab ban which...
Employees can be banned from wearing headscarves, top EU court rules
The Independent via Yahoo News· 7 months agoEmployees can be banned from wearing signs of religious belief such as the Islamic headscarf in EU...
Activists slam France hijab ban saying 'sports should be inclusive'
RFI via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFrench Muslim basketball player Diaba Konate said she had hoped to represent her country at the...
Taliban ban women from working for domestic, foreign NGOs
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Taliban government on Saturday ordered all foreign and domestic non-governmental groups in...
Islamic headscarf returns to heart of Turkish political debate
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTurkey's government and opposition both vowed legal steps to enshrine women's right to wear Islamic...
France to sue student it says falsely accused principal of forcibly removing headscarf
CNN via AOL· 3 months agoA French high school student is being sued by the government for falsely accusing her former...
France bans Islamic abayas in schools, calls them "political attack"
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFrance is to ban Islamic garments known as abayas in schools from September, the government...
Taliban official: Women banned from Afghanistan's gyms
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Taliban are banning women from using gyms in Afghanistan, an official in Kabul said Thursday,...
France’s highest administrative court says the soccer federation can ban headscarves in matches
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoFrance’s highest administrative court said Thursday the country's soccer federation is entitled to...
Leading Iranian actor posts picture without a headscarf in support of anti-government protests
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA prominent Iranian actor has posted a photo of herself without a headscarf on Instagram to express...