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Headscarf banned from soccer field
The International Football Association (Fifa) Board, the game's decision-making body, has backed a controversial decision to prevent a Canadian Muslim girl from taking part in a match while wearing a headscarf.
- Agencies
- Published: 00:00 March 5, 2007
The International Football Association (Fifa) Board, the game's decision-making body, has backed a controversial decision to prevent a Canadian Muslim girl from taking part in a match while wearing a headscarf.
Asmahan "Azzy" Mansour, 11, was banned from the competition in Laval, Quebec, by a Muslim referee after she refused to remove the hijab.
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