Salimata Sylla was about to lead her team onto the basketball court, as she had done many times before. On that Sunday ...

A basketball player was sidelined for her headscarf. France may now ban them in all sports - Thousands of young Muslim women ...

After France’s highest administrative court ruled in 2023 that the soccer federation can ban headscarves in matches, the Hijabeuses have lodged a complaint with the European Court of Human ...

Former player Salimata Sylla poses before a women's basketball tournament where players can wear a headscarf, in Aubervilliers near Paris, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla) ...

A group of headscarf-wearing soccer players called “Les Hijabeuses,” who campaign against the ban, say the new bill would unfairly force Muslim women to choose between wearing a headscarf or playing a ...

After France’s highest administrative court ruled in 2023 that the soccer federation can ban headscarves in matches, the Hijabeuses have lodged a complaint with the European Court of Human ...

Thousands of young Muslim women in France are side-lined from competitive sport because of rules in several disciplines, ...

Gabriel Attal, the head of President Macron's party, said he wanted to ban under-15s from wearing Muslim headscarves in ...