Amnesty International is urging French lawmakers to reject a bill this week that would ban headscarves in all sporting ...

The measures have sparked controversy, with critics labelling the proposal a “hijab ban,” warning it would disproportionately ...

MOSCOW, July 26. /TASS/. Denying dark-skinned French track and field athlete Sounkamba Sylla, who practices Islam, the right to take part in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, is a blatant ...

France's secularism laws, which ban hijabs, clashed with the IOC's allowance for religious attire, sparking controversy when Muslim French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla claimed that she was barred from ...

The rule could mean that Team France athletes, including sprinter Sounkamba Sylla, will miss the opening ceremony due to wearing a hijab or be forced to wear a cap to avoid the ban. On Wednesday ...

Muslim French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla, part of France's 400 metres relay team, wrote on her Instagram account on Monday that her hijab - a head covering worn by many Muslim women - would prevent ...