When basketball and football collide with religion: a ban on veils and vests

Published June 20th, 2011 - 11:04 GMT
When sports federations ban women's dress,  you'd hope it was in the name of aero-dynamics. FIFA and the international basketball federation have come down on devout girls' dress,  including or rather excluding, veil and 'vests'.
When sports federations ban women's dress, you'd hope it was in the name of aero-dynamics. FIFA and the international basketball federation have come down on devout girls' dress, including or rather excluding, veil and 'vests'.

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