Scotland: Hijab team gets red card

Hijab ban for Muslim team.

SCOTLAND'S first female Muslim football team has been prevented from playing competitive matches after soccer chiefs imposed a worldwide ban on wearing religious headdress during games.

Ansar Women's FC (Ansar as in Ansar al-Islam, I wonder?) from the east end of Glasgow, were looking forward to their first league games this summer, until it became clear they could not play while wearing their hijab headscarves.

Ruling sparks backlash.

Malik added: "This is going to throw up all sorts of difficulties for Asian players throughout Scotland and across the world. It will have massive consequences."

Atta Yaqub, who starred in the acclaimed Ken Loach film Ae Fond Kiss, was outraged by the ruling. The actor was a founder member of Glasgow Asian soccer team Ansar FC and is an active supporter of Muslim women's football.

"It is appalling that people can be effectively banned from playing competitive football for observing their religion.

Hey Atta, you ought to hear what they do in Muslim countries to people observing their Christian religion. Now that's what I call appalling.