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Brunel University Introduces Sport Hijab to Increase Muslim Women Participation in Sports
Brunel University in London has launched a sports hijab in an effort to increase Muslim women participating in sports. Several sportswear brands have introduced a sports hijab in the past, however Brunel University will be directly supplying the hijabs to their students. Eighteen percent of Muslim women participate in regular sport, compared to 30 percent of the UK’s […]
February 11, 2019
Students
Czech Appeals Court Upholds Hijab Ban at Nursing School
PRAGUE — A Czech appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that went against a Somali student who accused a nursing school of discrimination because she wears a hijab. Ayan Jamaal Ahmednuur demanded an apology and 60,000 koruna ($2,750) in compensation but the Prague 10 district court ruled in January there was no evidence […]
September 19, 2017
News Roundup
Police: Alleged Threat to University of Michigan Muslim Student Untrue
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Police in Michigan on Wednesday debunked a Muslim student’s allegation that was widely cited as an example of a spike in anti-Muslim incidents in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential victory. The woman reported in mid-November that a man approached her near the University of Michigan campus and threatened to set […]
December 22, 2016
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