News & Views France bans abayas from being worn in state schools Students attending state-run schools in France will no longer be permitted to wear abayas to school, in line with the country’s secularism
Agenda Sports Morocco’s Nouhaila Benzina becomes first person to wear hijab in World Cup match Morocco’s Nouhaila Benzina made history on Sunday when she become the first ever player to wear a hijab in a World Cup match.
News & Views Students killed by extremists in Ugandan school Members of the Islamic State-linked militant group stormed a private secondary school, killing 37 people — many of them students.
Agenda Sports Australia’s first Muslim female boxer to compete at Commonwealth Games Australia’s first ever Muslim female boxer will compete at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, in the 57kg division.
