Canada -- Five girls, between the ages of 10 and 14, weren't allowed to compete in a local tae kwon do meet unless they removed their Islamic head scarves, according to reports.
The competition was held in Longueuil, south of Montreal. Members of the Montreal team were told they couldn't participate unless they removed their head scarves for safety reasons.
Organizers from the Muslim community centre sponsoring them claim they were at the same event in previous years, saying there was no problem whatsoever with their garments.
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i didn't hear about that til i read what you wrote and i thought that is absolutely sad. did they compete? or did they remove the head garments for the officials??? just some questions, and i am sorry if you don't know.
From what I remember, the team in question did not compete. And yes, I agree it is sad.
An issue like this should be handled so that the kids didn't have to suffer.
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