Boxing In Hijab
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On Hijab Row, Boxing Champ Nikhat Zareen's Pro-Choice Strike
The controversy surrounding the hijab - the headscarf worn by some Muslim women - sprouted in Karnataka late last year after some right-wing groups objected to girls attending classes wearing hijabs.
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Muslim Teen Boxer In United States Wins Right To Fight In Hijab
A 16-year-old Muslim-American boxer, who wants to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, has won the right to wear a hijab and fully cover her arms and legs while boxing in the US.
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A Muslim Girl Wasn't Allowed To Box In A Hijab, So Her Opponent Shared Victory With Her
"You're the true winner," Aliyah Charbonier told Amaiya Zafar, a 16-year-old who has fought to wear the traditional head covering for Muslim women since she began boxing two years ago.
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Muslim Girl Fighting To Box While Wearing A Hijab
Amaiya Zafar is a young girl in Minnesota who, like many her age, found a sport she loves and desperately wants to practice it, to learn more about herself and to test just how good she can become.
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Hijab makes a debut in British parliament
A 16-year-old girl is thought to have become the first person to speak from the House of Commons despatch box in the British parliament while wearing a hijab, The Times newspaper reported Saturday.
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On Hijab Row, Boxing Champ Nikhat Zareen's Pro-Choice Strike
The controversy surrounding the hijab - the headscarf worn by some Muslim women - sprouted in Karnataka late last year after some right-wing groups objected to girls attending classes wearing hijabs.
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Muslim Teen Boxer In United States Wins Right To Fight In Hijab
A 16-year-old Muslim-American boxer, who wants to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, has won the right to wear a hijab and fully cover her arms and legs while boxing in the US.
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A Muslim Girl Wasn't Allowed To Box In A Hijab, So Her Opponent Shared Victory With Her
"You're the true winner," Aliyah Charbonier told Amaiya Zafar, a 16-year-old who has fought to wear the traditional head covering for Muslim women since she began boxing two years ago.
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Muslim Girl Fighting To Box While Wearing A Hijab
Amaiya Zafar is a young girl in Minnesota who, like many her age, found a sport she loves and desperately wants to practice it, to learn more about herself and to test just how good she can become.
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Hijab makes a debut in British parliament
A 16-year-old girl is thought to have become the first person to speak from the House of Commons despatch box in the British parliament while wearing a hijab, The Times newspaper reported Saturday.
