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Why France Is Banning the Hijab for Their Olympic Athletes
After months of campaigning by sporting organizations, France has not reversed its decision to ban French athletes who observe the hijab from participating in the summer Olympics; a move that human rights organizations say is, at best, a contradiction of the nation’s pledge to deliver the first gender-equal games, and at worst, a breach of international human rights treaties. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “It shows Muslim women that when the French authorities talk about equality between men and women, they don’t see them as women. They don’t count them,” says Anna Błuś, Amnesty International’s women’s rights researcher in Europe. “It’s really important for major human right

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