Asian Games: Qatar's women basketball team quits amid hijab row
Incheon: The Olympic ideals of diversity and inclusiveness were cast aside at the Asian Games on Thursday when the Qatari women's basketball team took a stand against rules regarding headgear and quit the competition. Denied permission to wear hijabs in ...
Qatar women withdraw over Asian Games hijab ban
INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — The Qatari women's basketball team withdrew from the Asian Games in a protest against international rules that ban players from wearing Muslim headscarves in competition. The dispute over the Qatari players' refusal to remove ...
Qatar pulls out of women’s basketball over hijab row
Qatar have pulled out of the women’s basketball competition at the Asian Games (Asiad) in South Korea after they were denied permission to wear the Islamic headscarf, an official with the Qatari delegation told Reuters on Thursday. The Qatari players had ...
Title : Asian Games: Qatar's women basketball team quits amid hijab row
Description : Asian Games: Qatar's women basketball team quits amid hijab row Incheon: The Olympic ideals of diversity and inclusiveness were cast asi...