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Basketball's world governing body votes to lift ban on headscarves
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Sep 18, 2014
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Basketball's world governing body votes to lift ban on headscarves
The International Basketball Federation's will vote on whether to change its ban on headscarves. Players who wear headscarves for religious reasons argued that the ban was discriminatory, and they've now won a preliminary victory.
Basketball player Indira Kaljo is working to change the International Basketball Federation's ban on hijabs.
Basketball player Indira Kaljo.
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Indira Kaljo
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The International Basketball Federation's will vote on whether to change its ban on headscarves. Players who wear headscarves for religious reasons argued that the ban was discriminatory, and they've now won a preliminary victory.

This month, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) voted on whether to change its ban on Islamic headscarves.

Players who wear headscarves for religious reasons, like Indira Kaljo, had argued that the ban was discriminatory, and they've now won a preliminary victory.