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France’s decision to ban hijab at sports events faces backlash among Muslims, media users
Jan 21, 2022 01:51An anti-Muslim decision by the French Senate to ban wearing hijab at sports competitions has faced harsh criticism from the country’s Muslim community and social media users across the world.
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Muslims condemn France over its plan to ban hijab for minors
Apr 21, 2021 09:32Muslims are using social media platforms to vent their anger at France over its plan to ban the hijab for minors. They are using viral hashtag campaigns in different languages to condemn what they call French state oppression against Muslims and its criminalization of Islamic values.
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Muslim woman arrested at Black Lives Matter protest, her hijab forcibly removed
Jun 25, 2020 08:43An 18-year-old Muslim woman was arrested during a recent Black Lives Matter protest in the United States and was forced to remove her hijab for a booking photo, and she was not allowed to put it back on for several hours, an advocacy group has said.
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Swiss court rules against employer for firing Muslim woman over headscarf
Oct 25, 2016 11:05A Swiss court has made a ruling in favor of a Muslim woman who was fired by a company that she worked for a longtime after she started wearing the Islamic headscarf, also known as hijab, setting the first precedent of its kind in the country.