Earlier in the month, FIFA decided to allow the head coverings on the field, allowing Muslim women wearing Hijab and Sikh players to play the game. But the news had not reached the soccer officials in Aurora, Colorado, as they refused to allow Overland High School’s teen player…

In what is hopefully the end of this discussion, FIFA’s Secretary-General Jerome Valcke confidently declared that after careful review and trial period: “It was decided that female players can cover their heads to play”. International Football Association Board (IFAB), the governing body of FIFA had finally issued a statement…

The above is a picture of Burak Karan – a 26 year old German of Turkish descent who was killed near the Turkish border, a month ago after joining the rebels in Syria. Well, it is not the only time we had talked about a potential star who…

In the last couple of months, I have covered extensively the issue of IFAB lifting the ban on hijabs on the pitch. As a footballer who chooses to wear hijab, this issue was terribly personal and very important to me. I have been playing for decades and am…

It’s not often that a club gets to break 77 years of strongly preserved history, but 19-yr-old Dzhabrail Kadiev playing his first game on Sunday, did that and much more. By playing for merely 10 minutes, he gave Jerusalem — in the stadium and outside of it — a lot…

Hijab – the traditional covering for the hair and neck that is worn by Muslim women. – The definition according to Merriam-Webster But according to my wife, who has been wearing it since she was 14 and the many other Muslim women out there, the true identity of…