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December 19, 2006

A swooshed hijab

Interesting column on ESPN.com about Ruqaya Al Ghasara, a Bahraini sprinter who is Muslim and wears national team gear designed by Nike, including a hijab that she wears when racing. There was a bit of debate because in her final race (she won gold) at the Asian Games - her hijab now had the infamous Nike swoosh emblazoned on the side and was this in poor taste to "brand" a religious item. But it turns out Al Ghasara chose to wear the swooshed hijab and is hoping to be an inspiration to Muslim women to compete in sports. Here's the AP account of her win.


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