Muslim student disqualified from Race for wearing hijab
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WASHINGTON - A Muslim high school student in the US state of Ohio was disqualified from a cross country race earlier this month for wearing a hijab.
Noor Abukaram, 16, said she was told her attire was against uniform regulations after crossing the finish line, adding that the experience made her feel “humiliated.”
She had been running for the Sylvania Northview school team all season, and her hijab had never been an issue before the district level race on Saturday in the city of Findlay.
Abukaram said she began to fear something was wrong when she saw her coach speaking with officials. She ran anyway, and photos show her wearing a headscarf during the race.
