Swiss basketball association forbids Muslim headscarf

Jerusalem Post
August 20, 2009

http://www.islamist-watch.org/2171/swiss-basketball-association-forbids-muslim

Excerpt:

The Swiss basketball association has told a Muslim player she can't wear a headscarf during league games.

Sura Al-Shawk, a 19-year-old Swiss citizen of Iraqi origin, is making her debut in a regional women's league when the season starts next month and her team STV Luzern had asked for permission to let her wear the scarf.

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