Dispute over hijab in women’s soccer in Canada, as Muslim youth referee barred

Sarah Benkirane has been barred from refereeing while wearing her hijab. (File Photo)

By JAMES M. DORSEY
AL ARABIYA

http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/06/22/154297.html

A dispute between FIFA and Iranian and Jordanian women soccer players over the right to wear religious Muslim headdresses during matches is expanding as it spreads across the Atlant…