In the US state of Ohio, the Muslim athlete was excluded
from the competition because of wearing a hijab.
According to the British Broadcasting Agency, 16-year-old Muslim
athlete Noor Aboukaram, wearing a hijab, was told that his clothing was against
the rules of the race.
Athlete Noor said on her Facebook post that her hijab has
never been a problem at district level competitions, she has always been
representing the Sylvania Northview school team.
Noor added that when the government administration came to
inspect his team, he asked a member of the team to change the shorts because it
was in violation of their rules, but the administration had given them some
hijab at the time. Didn't even say
The athlete said he had also seen his coach talking to the
administration during the private talk.
Noor Abu Karam said that as he crossed the 5km race, he was
surprised to find that his name was not on the scoreboard, which some of his
teammates said he had to wear because of the hijab. Disqualified for
competition
The Ohio High School
Athletic Association has promised to revise the exemption in future religious
rules after the issue was raised, Noor Aboukaram said.
It should be noted that the controversy regarding hijab is
nothing new, even last year in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a 16-year-old
basketball player was asked to quit playing while wearing his hijab.
