French women groups protest FIFA decision to endorse hijab
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Iran imposes full Islamic garb on women players (Source: Xinhua)
By James M. Dorsey
Three French women’s organizations have expressed concern and disappointment with world soccer body FIFA’s endorsement of a proposal to lift the ban on women players wearing a hijab, an Islamic hair dress, on the pitch.
“To accept a special dress code for women athletes not…