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ON the outskirts of Paris, 44-year-old French Muslim weightlifter Sylvie Eberena concentrates hard and pushes 80kg of bar and ...
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Bill to ban headscarves in sport passed by French Senate
Supporters say it is necessary to protect secularism, while opponents have denounced it as discriminatory, Islamophobic, and ...
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Kangaroo captured by police after escaping for the second time
Local police in Durango, Colorado, responded to the call and safely captured the animal without incident (May 19). The ...
A headscarf ban in basketball is benching players in France. A new bill could make it law
Thousands of young Muslim women in France are sidelined from competitive sport because of rules in several disciplines ...
AP PHOTOS: A new bill banning headscarves could keep athletes off the court
Thousands of young Muslim women in France are sidelined from competitive sport because of rules in several disciplines ...
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A headscarf ban is keeping basketball players off the court. A new bill could make it law in France
After France’s highest administrative court ruled ... says the principles of French secularism cannot be used to justify the headscarf ban. “The state, because it is secular, has no business ...
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A basketball player was sidelined for her headscarf. France may now ban them in all sports
After France’s highest administrative court ruled ... He says the principles of French secularism cannot be used to justify the headscarf ban because it’s not the role of a secular state ...