A plan to ban the Hijab in all sports is dividing the French government. On Tuesday, the Prime minister held talks with key ...

Prime Minister François Bayrou emphasized the government's position was to back a bill banning the wearing of religious ...

Currently, some sports – notably football and basketball – forbid women from wearing the hijab, while others – like handball ...

PARIS — French Prime Minister François Bayrou convened key Cabinet members on Tuesday after divisions among ministers over ...

The sports hijab bans in France are yet another measure underpinned by Islamophobia and a patriarchal attempt to control what Muslim women wear. Following the vote in the Senate this harmful bill ...

New law would exacerbate the blatant religious, racial and gender discrimination already experienced by Muslim women in France ‘The sports hijab bans in France are yet another measure underpinned by ...

Elnaz Rekabi largely vanished from public view after declining to cover her hair at 2022 event overseas as demonstrations ...

PARIS - Amnesty International has called on French lawmakers to reject a bill that seeks to ban headscarves and other religious symbols in sports competitions. The bill, which proposes banning ...