A contentious bill backed by right-wing politicians that would ban headscarves in all sporting competitions has cleared its first legislative hurdle in the Senate ...

Supporters say it is necessary to protect secularism, while opponents have denounced it as discriminatory, Islamophobic, and ...

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

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

Thousands of young Muslim women in France are side-lined from competitive sport because of rules in several disciplines, including basketball, that ban kits and clothing carrying a religious or politi ...

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 ... France's soccer and basketball federations ...

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 ... football and basketball federations are among those that have ...

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 ... s football and basketball federations are among ...