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| Stephanie |
| 09/10/04 at 23:00:50 |
| In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful CAIR GOOD NEWS ALERT #433 FLA. UNIVERSITY ACCOMMODATES BASKETBALL PLAYER'S HIJAB Agreement comes following meeting with CAIR-FL (TAMPA, FL, 9/10/04) - The Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) announced today that a female Muslim athlete at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa will be allowed to wear hijab on the basketball court. SEE: http://www.usf.edu The 22-year-old Muslim convert left the USF basketball team and lost her athletic scholarship last week after allegedly being told by her head coach that she could not wear the religiously-mandated scarf during practices or games. In a meeting today between the basketball player, university officials and a representative of CAIR-FL, it was agreed that the team would accommodate her Islamic attire and reinstate her scholarship. The university also agreed to work with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on any issues related to existing headwear policies. "We thank the University of South Florida for its swift and decisive action in resolving this issue," said CAIR-FL Communications Director Ahmed Bedier, who took part in today's meeting. "An athlete should not be asked to choose between engaging in healthy sporting activities and her deeply-held religious beliefs." Ahmed noted that the Prophet Muhammad himself recommended that children be taught activities such as swimming, horseback riding and archery. |
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| Kathy |
| 09/11/04 at 16:10:47 |
| [slm] I wonder if it will be a personal or technical foul, when someone from the opposite side "accidently' tears it off? ;) |
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| NinthMuharram |
| 09/20/04 at 20:16:03 |
| [slm] ...and she quits to in order not to cause further distraction to her team. All the news reports can be found at altmuslim.com http://www.altmuslim.com/headlines_more.php?id=1296_0_24_0_M |
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