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TEHRAN (IQNA) – In a milestone for professional basketball, the long-standing ban on player headgear, including the hijab, turbans and yarmulkes, has been officially lifted.
News ID: 3464060 Publish Date : 2017/10/03
TEHRAN (IQNA) – In a breakthrough for Muslim women rights, basketball’s international governing body authorized its new rules on Thursday, May 4, allowing headgear, including hijab and turbans, as part of the sportswear.
News ID: 3462755 Publish Date : 2017/05/06
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called on the Switzerland-based International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to permanently lift the ban on Muslim women athletes wearing Islamic head scarves (hijab) when it issues a final decision on its head-covering policy later this month.
News ID: 3460654 Publish Date : 2016/08/10
Basketball’s world body said it was looking at its controversial headgear ban yesterday after Qatar’s women’s team quit the Asian Games in a row over their Muslim hijabs.
News ID: 1454333 Publish Date : 2014/09/27
The Qatar women's basketball team forfeited a game at the Asian Games on Wednesday after being refused permission to wear the hijab, saying they were taking a stand against what they say is a discriminatory policy against Muslim women.
News ID: 1453751 Publish Date : 2014/09/24
Pursuing their dream of being professional Basketball players, two female Muslim have called International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to revoke the imposed hijab ban during match, a similar request has been raised to allow turbans worn by Sikh players.
News ID: 1441870 Publish Date : 2014/08/23
