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  Employers can ban workers from wearing Islamic headscarves, rules EU court

  World | March 14, 2017 16:37 IST

  European Union’s top court ruled on Tuesday that employers may bar staff from wearing visible religious symbols. The court’s order came during a hearing on the issue of women wearing Islamic headscarves at work.

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  FIFA panel approves Islamic headscarves for women

  Football | July 05, 2012 23:38 IST

  Zurich, Jul 5: Football's rules-making approved headscarves for Muslim women players on Thursday, reversing a ban on the Islamic hijab that was enforced in FIFA competitions for five years.The panel, known as IFAB, gave its