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Storm in a headscarf: FIFA was wrong to ban hijabs in soccer

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James M. Dorsey
Mar 30, 2012
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By Nasya Bahfen
Five years after ruling against the wearing of headscarves by female football players, the sport’s world governing body FIFA has taken initial steps to lift the hijab ban. In March 2012, the International Football Association Board (FIFA’s rule-making arm), voted unanimously to allow the testing of specially…

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