France is close to passing a law which would ban Muslim athletes from wearing hijab during sporting event leaving athletes in limbo.

The hijab may soon be banned from all sports competitions in France, as the lower house of parliament is due to vote on a bill widely condemned by Muslim athletes and human rights advocates as ...

Muslim athletes in France are raising concerns as the government considers banning the hijab for athletes in competitions.

The new legislation aims to forbid the head covering in all professional and amateur competitions countrywide. Read more at ...

Under France's secular system, civil servants, teachers, pupils and athletes representing France ... rule discriminating against visibly Muslim women. The bill passed in the Senate in February ...

Under France's secular system, civil servants, teachers, pupils and athletes representing France ... rule discriminating against visibly Muslim women. 'Symbol of submission' The bill passed ...

When Galal Yafai won an Olympic gold medal for Team GB in 2021, there were only a handful of other Muslim boxers on the circuit. Fast forward to 2025 and Yafai is attending England Boxing's ...