Posted on 04/08/2025 4:47:20 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The single mother made her four children proud when she became the French national champion in her amateur category last year, after discovering the sport aged 40.
But now the Muslim convert fears she will no longer be able to compete as the French government is pushing for a new law to ban the headscarf in domestic sports competitions.
"It feels like they're trying to limit our freedoms each time a little more," said Eberena, a passionate athlete who trains five days a week.
"It's frustrating because all we want is to do sport."
Under France's secular system, civil servants, teachers, pupils and athletes representing France abroad cannot wear obvious religious symbols, such as a Christian cross, a Jewish kippah, a Sikh turban or a Muslim headscarf, also known as a hijab.
Until now, individual national sports federations could decide whether to allow the hijab in domestic competitions.
But the new legislation aims to forbid the head covering in all professional and amateur competitions countrywide.
Backers say that would unify confusing regulation, boost secularism and fight extremism.
Critics argue it would be just the latest rule discriminating against visibly Muslim women.
(Excerpt) Read more at france24.com ...
Then she can return to her third world country and practice the religion of hate’s rules as they wish. The rest of us don’t give a .....
They’d better stop short of banning the wet burka contests. They’re moneymakers.
Gee… That’s a shame.
Go back to your own country and compete from there.
Muslim countries don’t have a problem accommodating other religions.
Are Muslim women in Muslim countries even allowed to compete in sports competitions?
She’s complaining that the government is removing freedoms by not allowing her to wear a garment that actually removes her freedom of personal choice, sense of self worth...add to the list of what izlame does to women.
She’s representing her country, not her religion.
So…Christian athletes can’t wear crosses; Sikh althletes can’t wear turbans, etc….but these gals think they should be allowed to continue wearing their head coverings? They seem to think they are being singled out because of their religion. Self-absorbed, much?
I see the scarfs as a way to hide something. If they allow scarfs, why not a mask?
More assimilation would be a good thing.
“her amateur category last year”. I don’t know what athletic event she participated in, but if it’s racing the lighter the load and wind drag the better.
Start their own muslim sports leagues, since that’s their end goal eventually.
By infiltrating different venues and then demanding accommodation to their religious practices, that’s what they’re essentially doing anyways so they shouldn’t have any reason to object to it.
Except the point isn’t to have their own sports leagues but to infiltrate and take over anything not muslim.
And after they take it over, they’ll abolish it.
But not transgenders, men in women’s sports that’s alright.
I see a solution. Shave her head, tattoo an image of a scarf on her bald head. Go compete!
In France it’s a scarf.
America has the bigger problem, a much more serious problem of promoting queers over girls.
The poor women have no freedom. They are told by the men in charge what they have to do to fulfill their duties, according to Allah.
Even little kids are taught to kill and be killed, all in the name of Allah.
Read up on “Taqiyyya” ,and if this isnt new to you, it might be to someone else reading this comment.
https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/quran/taqiyya.aspx
Of course, they define "sport" as running over innocent bystanders.
All and any religious jewelry or dress should remain out of all sports everywhere always.
I thought women in the strictest interpretation of Islam can’t even venture out of the house unless accompanied by a husband, father or brother. How can this woman be seen wearing pants in public and maybe even showing her wrists? she would be stoned to death in places like Afghanistan
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