Controversy over the hijab in football: the example of handball, which wants to “open rather than restrict”

2023-06-28 08:42:57

“In the hand, the question of wearing the veil has been decided for a long time. Thus speaks Philippe Bana, the president of the French Federation. Among young people, amateurs and even at the highest level, it is authorized in competition. Only restriction, it must not be worn around the neck for security reasons. “We are only applying the regulations of the IHF (international handball federation) and the arbitration code, as well as the law which does not oblige associations to prohibit it”, continues Philippe Bana.