A sports hijab has France debating the Muslim veil, again


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Sylvie Eberena, 38, a Muslim entrepreneur and coach who runs a fitness website, said she found the discussions over attire “exhausting.”


“It’s not about politics or religion,” she said. “Every human being wants to feel good within their own bodies, so if a piece of clothing can help with that, why not?”


Since she began appearing in fitness videos wearing her hijab nearly a decade ago, Eberena said, she has seen many more veiled women practising sports.


Laura Cha, a spokeswoman for the Muslim feminist organisation Lallab, added that “for those who are not directly impacted by the hijab, it’s just one more controversy, but for Muslim women, it has some nefarious, long-lasting consequences.”


“It’s a shame that Decathlon didn’t stand firm,” Laetitia Gahoudi, 37, a Muslim entrepreneur and personal trainer, said.


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