CAIR Welcomes Implementation of New FIBA Policy Allowing Religious Headgear

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/1/17) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the official implementation of a new ruling by the Switzerland-based International Basketball Federation (FIBA) that lifts the ban on religious headgear and allows players who wear articles of faith — including the Islamic headscarf, or … Continue reading CAIR Welcomes Implementation of New FIBA Policy Allowing Religious Headgear