Thousands of young Muslim women in France are sidelined from competitive sport because rules in several disciplines ban ...

Thousands of young Muslim women in France are sidelined from competitive sport because of rules in several disciplines ...

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 to judge a religious symbol. A heated debate sparking ...

But now the Muslim convert fears she will no longer be able to compete as the French government is pushing for a new law to ban the headscarf in domestic sports competitions. "It feels like they ...

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) ...

Gabriel Attal, who now heads the French president’s centrist political party, floated banning headscarves for women younger ...

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

says the principles of French secularism cannot be used to justify the headscarf ban. “The state, because it is secular, has no business judging a religious symbol,” he said. “That is not ...

But now the Muslim convert fears she will no longer be able to compete as the French government is pushing for a new law to ban the headscarf in domestic sports competitions. “It feels like they ...

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

French President Emmanuel Macron's political party has announced that it wants to ban minors under 15 from wearing the Muslim headscarf in public. It comes as his government held a security ...