On 24 February France adopted a new law aimed at democratising access to sports. A group of Senateurs ultimately failed in their repeated attempts to introduce a discriminatory amendment intended to prohibit women who choose to wear headscarves from participating in all sporting competitions and events organized by state-regulated sports federations and their associate organizations. However, these lawmakers successfully hijacked the legislative process ensuring that parliamentary sessions were stained with inflammatory rhetoric, offensive stereotyping and debates that stigmatised Muslim women.
Letter to FIFA Council Members Re: Israeli Settlements and the Israel Football Association
To: FIFA Council Members (via email) Cc: Gianni Infantino, FIFA PresidentMattias Graftström, FIFA Secretary GeneralEmilio Garcia, FIFA Legal Affairs and Compliance Director Re: Israeli Settlements and the Israel Football Association Dear FIFA Council Members, We are writing to encourage you to fulfil FIFA’s responsibilities under its Statutes and international law by ending FIFA’s de facto recognition […]
