Hijab ban, France, human rights, Muslim women, sports, discrimination, laïcité, Amnesty International, FIFA, FIBA, lex sportiva, reactive religiosity
Amnesty International report highlights the discriminatory ban on headscarves in sports, violating Muslim women's rights and cultural identity.
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[...] All stakeholders involved in the issue of hijab in sports must dialogue, namely governments, international sports organizations, and human rights defense groups to achieve the implementation of inclusive policies that respect cultural diversity and cultural beliefs, without undermining the principles of justice and human rights. However, the federal sports movement appears to be deeply divided on this issue: some federations (football, basketball, rugby) strictly prohibit its wearing, while others, such as handball, opt for an authorization regime. The federations prohibiting the veil primarily invoke imperatives of security, secularism, and neutrality. However, as Caprais, Meziani, and Tlili (2024) point out, these justifications are inscribed in a gendered logic, as they only target women. [...]
[...] She highlights the challenges related to the institutionalization of Islam in the country. She analyzes the recent evolution of the principle of neutrality of the public space, in connection with the reconfigurations of national identity. Or, Belgium is a neutral and not secular state like a country such as France (p. The neutrality of the Belgian state is initially designed to ensure religious freedom (art of the Constitution). However, this principle is defined 'in political discourse, as the refusal of all religious signs, bringing it closer to the French conception of laïcité' (Torrekens p. [...]
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