(AFP) After spending past summers debating burkinis, France looks set for a new bout of arguing over Islamic clothing, this time over whether women’s football players should be allowed to wear headscarves during matches.
At the centre of the latest soul-searching is a legal challenge by a collective of Muslim football players who are seeking to overturn a ban by the French Football Federation on women wearing religious symbols during games, even those organised by amateur clubs.
The “Hijabeuses” collective received a legal boost on Monday when the state’s legal advisor concluded the rule was unjustified during a hearing at the country’s Constitutional Council, where the case is being heard.
