Paris will welcome the world this summer, but France's distinctive relationship with religion means its own Olympic athletes ...

Another talented prospect in another sport, basketball player Diaba Konate, who has represented France at under-23 level, has left for the United States, saying the ban on her wearing the hijab ...

"There are no restrictions on wearing the hijab or any other religious or cultural attire." The French team, though, have been told something different. "The ban on the hijab [a type of headscarf ...

The French government has been slammed for the decision to ban their athletes from wearing the hijab during sporting events.

In France however, the ban carries considerable support ... She was later one of the athletes used to launch a hijab made specifically for sport by a global American sports brand.

Another talented prospect in another sport, basketball player Diaba Konate, who has represented France at under-23 level, has left for the United States, saying the ban on her wearing the hijab ...

Another talented prospect in another sport, basketball player Diaba Konate, who has represented France at under-23 level, has left for the United States, saying the ban on her wearing the hijab ...

Abdul-Qaadir was instrumental in getting FIBA, the International Basketball Federation, to overturn its own ban on headgear ... a chance to play in a hijab at home in France, where she won two ...

That could be set to change, with Egypt preparing to table a proposal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the ...

This failed policy was sold as a defence of French secularism. Instead it has opened the floodgates of intolerance and become ...