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United Nations urges FIFA to allow hijab headscarf
The United Nations has urged FIFA to allow Islamic women to wear a hijab headscarf while playing soccer.
- Associated Press
- Updated: February 29, 2012 09:05 PM IST
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Geneva:
The United Nations has urged FIFA to allow Islamic women to wear a hijab headscarf while playing soccer.
The U.N. says Wilfried Lemke, sports adviser to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, has written to FIFA President Sepp Blatter backing a proposal being considered at a meeting on Saturday.
Lemke wrote that "FIFA has the responsibility to ensure that everyone has an equal chance to participate in football."
FIFA outlawed hijabs for safety reasons in 2007, and allowed a cap which some players object to because it exposes their neck.
FIFA's rules panel meets in England, and will receive a presentation from FIFA vice president Prince Ali of Jordan to allow a headscarf held in place by a Velcro fastener.
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