The candidate and her hijab. Sara Zemmahi has learnt the hard way that identity matters in France's local elections - Sparking a national row over what it means to be French. The laboratory technician ...

France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez rejected on Sunday a new proposal that would ban girls under 18 from wearing the ...

PARIS (Reuters) - French government and Olympics officials are seeking a creative solution to allow Muslim French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla to wear her hijab at the opening ceremony while still ...

Human rights and sports organisations urge the International Olympic Committee to publicly call on sporting authorities in France to overturn all bans on athletes wearing the hijab in French sport.

ALBAWABA - France is under fire for recently banning the hijab during its Olympics run angering human rights activists on social media, according to the Telegraph. The country is currently being ...

The Paris Olympics have taken off in full force this year, earning praise as one of the most gender-equal games in history. Athletes from around the globe have gathered to celebrate camaraderie and ...

France’s decision to bar its athletes from wearing the hijab as it prepares to host its first Olympics in 100 years is the latest in a series of government bans that have drawn Arab and international ...

The Eiffel Tower adorned with Olympic rings, celebrating the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, seen in Paris, France on July 16, 2024. Credit - Artur Widak—NurPhoto/Getty Images After ...

As the Women’s World Cup gets rolling this week in Australia and New Zealand, Morocco’s Nouhaila Benzina is set to make history. Not only is it her country’s first time qualifying for the competition, ...

A recent special issue of the French Surface Football Magazine includes this portrait of national team player Jessica Houara-d’Hommeaux. The photograph is an invitation, even an incitement. In ...

Yet again, France has descended into controversy over the prospect of what Muslim women might choose to wear. This time, the item in question is a hijab for runners, a product that appeared on the ...

Right-wing MP Laurent Wauquiez submitted a bill to the Assemblée Nationale last week to ban the wearing of the veil by minors ...