Should 11 yr old girl be allowed to wear hijab well playing soccer

Well said. She is not being forced to play.

Certain modes of dressing are designed or appropriate for certain activities. To do otherwise is to create an oddity or even give room for unpleasant consequences. To this extent, if anybody or group feels that he/she/it cannot conform to the rules, it is better to opt out rather than seek a way to bend the rule. By the way, why can't people whose religious or cultural doctrines run counter to certain established rules of any game start their own exclusive sports, rules and so on? It is a free world.

Totally agreed with you, it is more toward safety rather than Racism or Descirmination. Everyone playing the games should follow it, else you might want to redraw from the team and quit playing the games. For the safety of everyone on the field all rules need to be followed

The article that you have posted a link to mentions that in every place in Morocco BOYS and MEN play soccer constantly. Usually, nowhere is there women to be seen playing soccer. How very sad. But the author of the article is researching a team in Morocco and she describes what they wear "Some women wore pants and long sleeved jerseys, attempting to cover all visible skin in accordance with Islamic law. They were the ones who tucked their hair under the traditional hijab, pinning it tightly to their heads so that even a hard sprint could not shake it loose. Most women, however, simply wore their short-sleeved jerseys and shorts, exposing their bare legs and arms." So it seems that in a Muslim country only some of the women wear the hijab. If the rules in Canada state that no headgear is to be worn for safety issues, safety needs to take precedence. Perhaps the hijab could be made tighter, but if this was the case I imagine that this would defeat the purpose of the hijab as it is supposed to cover the flesh and disguise the shape and form of the female body. I do feel very sorry for Muslim women who want to play sport, especially this 11 year old girl. I wonder if given a choice she would not just remove the hijab whenshe is playing soccer? Or perhaps her parents won't let her. In my opinion this is tantamount to child abuse.

According to guidelines of FIFA, the international governing body of soccer, "a player shall not use equipment or wear anything (including any kind of jewelry) that could be dangerous to himself or another player." This was interpreted - and that is it.

Yeah! It would help to read the Rules of the Game. If you go into a mosque with your head uncovered, you are not following the rules. If in Saudi Arabia, you as a woman walk into the mosque without sack cloth, you can bleat all you want, but you will get the full attention of the religious police. Canada is no Saudi Arabia or another country flying the Lunatic Flag, but a Sports Field has rules. And that excludes wearing a half muslim garment.

With all due respect to you as a Muslim my friend, I shall remind you, that we're talking North America here in this issue.Not ALL human beings are going to accept your brought in customs.Hijab IS NECESSARY in Muslim countries.We are talking Canada here. You should not expect acceptance of your customs from all mankind, even though people here in Canada DO tolerate & respect it so far.