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French collective seeks to overturn ban on wearing Islamic veils during football matches

A female footballer wearing a Muslim headscarf (illustration) Géraldine WOESSNER / AFP

A French women's football collective that is seeking to overthrow a ban on players wearing the Islamic veil during matchs found support for their case at the Council of State on Monday. A decision is expected in three weeks time.

A Muslim women's collective known as "the Hijabeuses" launched a legal challenge to the rules in November 2021, claiming they were discriminatory and infringed their right to practise their religion freely.

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