The criticism was the latest in an ongoing controversy over France's rule prohibiting female Muslim athletes from wearing the hijab, or headscarves, during the Olympics. The athletes, while ...

Currently, in France, each sports federation holds the authority to decide whether to permit the wearing of the hijab in their competitions. The proposed bill, however, seeks to standardise this ...

and athletes representing France abroad cannot wear obvious religious symbols, such as a Christian cross, a Jewish kippah, a Sikh turban or a Muslim headscarf, also known as a hijab. Until now ...

The hijab may soon be banned from all sports competitions in France, as the lower house of parliament is due to vote on a bill widely condemned by Muslim athletes and human rights advocates as ...

ranging from nutrition advice during Ramadan to campaigning for hijab rights in competitive sports. It is precisely this battle that gained renewed urgency in recent weeks, following France's 18 ...

Australian Muslim boxer Tina Rahimi has once again torched France for its refusal to allow the nation's athletes to wear the hijab during the Paris Olympics. Rahimi, 28, is one of 12 Aussie ...

Amnesty International has said that France’s ban on athletes wearing hijabs exposes “discriminatory double standards ahead of the Olympic and Paralympic Games”, but it looks likely to still ...

pupils and athletes representing France abroad cannot wear obvious religious symbols, such as a Christian cross, a Jewish kippah, a Sikh turban or a Muslim headscarf, also known as a hijab.

She continued playing with her team, but after her club was fined several weekends in a row for allowing her on the field, they asked her to take off her hijab or quit. "That they ended my happiness, ...

A French court ruled that a Muslim school could continue to receive state subsidies after local authorities in 2023 cut ...

"It isn't a law against the hijab. It's a law against Islam," added the activist. France only recently established an age of consent after a series of sex scandals that rocked the country ...

Dutch fashion brand Merrachi faced backlash in France for an ad depicting the Eiffel Tower draped in a hijab. Critics, including political figures, view it as a provocation against French values.