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UK: Hijab Ban Red-Cards Muslim Soccer Team

UK: HIJAB BAN RED-CARDS MUSLIM TEAM

SCOTLAND’S first female Muslim football team has been prevented from playing competitive matches after soccer chiefs imposed a worldwide ban on wearing religious headdress during games.

Ansar Women’s FC, from the east end of Glasgow, were looking forward to their first league games this summer, until it became clear they could not play while wearing their hijab headscarves.