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IOC urged to help overturn France's hijab ban
BBC via AOL· 7 days agoSports and human rights organisations call on International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach to help overturn a ban on French athletes wearing the...
Can you play competitive basketball in France? Not if you wear a hijab
Al Jazeera· 5 days agoDiaba Konate was a rising star in French basketball. Called up by the French Federation of...
Muslims throng to sacred sites | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 2 days agoThe ritual marks the final days of the Hajj, or Islamic pilgrimage, and the start of the Eid al-Adha celebrations for Muslims around the world. The Hajj is one of the largest ...
French government accused of discrimination against its own athletes with Olympics hijab ban
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 days agoCampaign groups including Amnesty and Human Rights Watch have spoken out against a hijab ban which...
More than 1.5 million foreign Muslims arrive in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 6 days agoMuslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the...
Game changer: extreme heat stifles women's sports in Pakistan - BusinessWorld Online
BusinessWorld· 5 days agoThe 17-year-old, who lives in Jacobabad in the southern Sindh province, already had to overcome many...
Texas megachurch pastor accused of child sexual abuse over years
Houston Chronicle· 1 day agoIn an explosive report published last week, a woman accused the pastor of a non-denominational Texas...
French protesters are standing up to the far right ahead of the country's snap elections
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAnti-racism groups joined French unions and a brand-new left-wing coalition in protests in Paris and...
Exploring the arrival of Indian food in Chicago, as new film sheds light on a hidden culinary...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhen did Indian food first come to Chicago? It’s a thorny question. Many restaurants in the city claim to be among the first or the oldest, including Gaylord Fine Indian originally on Clark ...
Tiger Stripes review: Periods and demonic possession converge in declawed Malay-language horror
The A.V. Club· 4 days agoThere’s the 1970 Czech dark fantasy hallmark Valerie And Her Week Of Wonders, Stephen’s King’s novel...