Opinions
Fasseas ’23: French hijab ban in sports should be seen for what it is — gendered Islamophobia
By Alex Fasseas | March 1On Jan. 19, the French Senate voted 160 to 143 in favor of banning the hijab in sports competitions, the latest in a long line of gendered Islamophobic policies that expose the state’s willingness to police and target Muslim women in the name of secular liberation.