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Nouhaila Benzina
Morocco’s Nouhaila Benzina becomes first player to wear hijab at World Cup
The wearing of hijab on the world stage has always been a contentious subject. For the past 20 years, there was a ban on the wearing of hijab on the pitch. In 2007, a referee barred an 11-year-old Canadian girl from wearing her hijab to play in a derby. FIFA stepped in and banned the…
