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The same day that the first two female Muslim congressional representatives in history took office, the House voted to permit religious headwear on the floor for the first time in 181 years.
The changes allow one of the first female Muslim members of ... “The rule regarding hats has never been interpreted to apply to religious headcoverings.” Nathan Diament, executive director ...
For some, wearing Muslim headdress is an assertion of religious and cultural identity. For others, it is a symbol of female oppression. Darshna Soni explains the differences between headwear styles.
a media and advocacy organization for Muslim female athletes, to send the letter to FIBA on Jan. 25, urging leaders to “immediately lift the ban on religious headgear.” “There’s a growing ...
Then she began to push back. Until this year, most schools, states and national high school athletic associations had typically forbidden religious headwear, citing safety concerns, unless a ...
An addition to the TSSAA bylaws allowing religious headwear to be worn at Tennessee high school sports events was approved unanimously by the high school association's Legislative Council on Thursday.
For the first time, Norwich University will allow students to wear religious headgear — a big step ... announced this week that a female student had sought to wear a Muslim headscarf, known ...
The newly Democratic-controlled House overhauled a 181-year-old rule that banned hats from the floor to accommodate lawmakers who wear religious ... its first two female Muslim members, Democratic ...
a media and advocacy organization for Muslim female athletes, to send the letter to FIBA on Jan. 25, urging leaders to "immediately lift the ban on religious headgear." "There's a growing need of ...
a media and advocacy organization for Muslim female athletes, to send the letter to FIBA on Jan. 25, urging leaders to "immediately lift the ban on religious headgear." "There's a growing need of ...
a media and advocacy organization for Muslim female athletes, to send the letter to FIBA on Jan. 25, urging leaders to ''immediately lift the ban on religious headgear.'' ''There's a growing need ...