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Rights groups say it fits a pattern of discrimination against Muslim athletes at all levels. “If France wants to show they are inclusive, the easiest thing to do to comply with human rights is to end these kinds of bans,” said Anna Bruce, gender justice researcher at Amnesty International.
French sports authorities and Mr. Syrah decided on the hat after discussions with Olympic sponsor and luxury goods company LVMH’s Berluti, which designed the French athletes’ opening ceremony outfits.
Turkey’s sports ministry declined to comment, while a Berluti representative was not immediately available to comment on how the compromise was reached.
Outside of the Olympics, the French sports federation has its own rules: football, basketball and judo ban head coverings during competition, while rugby, handball and athletics allow them.
For Souad Noubli, who dropped out of a physical education degree because she couldn’t wear a headscarf for her job, it’s unfair to ask Silas to wear a hat.
“Let’s stop saying this is a favour to her. Her choices and rights are not respected,” said the 42-year-old animator from Nanterre, for whom the principle of secularism should protect the practice of all religions.
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