Religion or soccer rules? Which is more important?
By Bee1955
@Bee1955 (3882)
United States
March 4, 2007 6:51am CST
A 11 year old Canadian hijab-wearing girl was barred from playing on her school's soccer team because she wore hijab (head covering). This sounds too familiar as a few years ago French school officials tried to disallow hijabs as "headgear" that cannot be worn during school, thus sparking a nation-wide outrage. The hijabs won. I understand safety rules, but my opinion is if she wears a tighter-fitting hijab (one of the socky ones)instead of the flowing ones, then she should be allowed to play. It sounds like to me rather than fix the situation, the Canadian sports officials are trying to make one.
What is your thoughts?
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6 responses
@mobyfriend (1017)
• Netherlands
4 Mar 07
I think she should be allowed to play. But can i ask you a question? Are muslem boys required to cover themselves to their knees so if they play in a boys team they should wear long trousers? If you can make a case for the girl then the boys should be dressed according to the rules also.
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@mobyfriend (1017)
• Netherlands
4 Mar 07
Oh thanks for the info. I had read somewhere that boys and men needed clothes that would cover till them from the knees upwards. But maybe I misread it.
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@babykay (2131)
• Ireland
4 Mar 07
Surely a tighter fitting hijab would defeat the purpose of the hijab itself which is supposed to conceal the hair, ears and head etc but also conceal the shape. Some imams have come out against the burkini because this reveals too much of the female body's shape as it can cling when wet.
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@babykay (2131)
• Ireland
5 Mar 07
I do hate to hair split but that hijab looks as though it may cover your ears to the extent that your hearing would be affected. I know mine is definitely affected whenever something obstructs the ear canal. I think that the observant Muslim girls should not be excluded from sports, but somehow I have a feeling that if they don't want anyone looking at their bodies they will mostly refrain from playing any sports in front of men whether covered or not.
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@Idlewild (6090)
• United States
4 Mar 07
I think the hijab should be OK to wear as long as it's snug and doesn't interfere with the game or cause a safety problem. Would the hijab restrict her peripheral vision? If so, that would be a major safety concern.
What about the legs? Would a strictly observant Muslim woman have to cover her legs with a robe, or are tights or sweatpants OK?
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@qouniq (1966)
• Malaysia
9 Mar 07
i didn't see any problem with hijab here. And some more it is i considered as bad to her if the hijab problem makes her barred from playing the soccer. I always hear that western countries peopels always think of their human right but what happen here when it comes to Muslim peoples. There are a lot of style of hijab you can adopted in different situation and wearing the one which you have shown on the picture above is a normal hijab which can be wore mostly in an situation. For me as long as she is not keep her self mess then she should be allowed to wear such style. And there is no safety risk problem here, anyone can create the safty risk even if they did not wear hijab. Go for it! The religion rules is more important than the soccer.
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@lecanis (16647)
• Murfreesboro, Tennessee
4 Mar 07
I do think this girl's rights were violated. Since I don't live in Canada, my knowledge of Canadian law is fairly limited, so I can't argue from a legal point of view.
From a human rights point of view though, I can't see any reason not to let her wear a hajib as long it didn't cause a safety risk. And I can't see how one of the tight-fitting ones would do so.
I'm not Muslim, I believe that people of all religions have human rights that must not be violated.
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@sweetpunch (915)
• Pakistan
4 Mar 07
I have alredy answered it you can check out the discussion;
http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/843122.aspx
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