Muslim weight lifter is challenging dress code for competition.

 

35 year old competitive weight-lifter Kulsoom Abdullah of Atlanta is getting international attention as she challenges the USA Weightlifting rules that won’t allow her to compete wearing a hijab.

And just a couple weeks ago, Iran’s women’s soccer team was disqualified during an Olympic qualifying competition against Jordan after athletes wore a full-body outfit with a head scarf.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2002307/Muslim-weightlifter-Kulsoom-Abdullah-fights-rules-wont-let-compete-hijab.html#ixzz1OzQwAfJe

 

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