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Please support Shirzanan and Athlete Ally by sharing this graphic and our Open Letter calling for FIBA to do the right thing and end the hijab ban in basketball. The FIBA Central Board will meet on January 27. Help us capture their attention on the days leading up to their evaluation. Thanks!

http://give.athleteally.net/athlete-ally-shirzanan-publish-open-letter-demanding-fiba-overturn-hijab-ban/

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Op-ed by Shirzanan Athlete Ambassador Kulsoom B. Abdullah describes how her efforts led to the International Weightlifting Federation's ruling modification that allowed Muslim women to wear attire that accommodates their religion. This pioneering sportswomen opened competitive Olympic weightlifting to observant Muslim females including Egyptian Sarah Ahmed who made history in the RIo Olympics last week:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sara-ahmed-medal-weightlifting_us_57acad49e4b0db3be07d72db.

Sports shouldn’t exclude Muslim women athletes who choose to compete covered Muslim girls and women face unique challenges in sports — clothing shouldn’t be an additional deterrent