CAIR Asks National High School Sports Federation to Drop Religious Attire Authorization Requirement

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/18/20) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Indiana-based Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) to drop a requirement that Muslim athletes obtain “authorization” in order to compete wearing an Islamic head scarf, or hijab. In a letter to NFHS … Continue reading CAIR Asks National High School Sports Federation to Drop Religious Attire Authorization Requirement