We Interviewed An Athlete Who Was Affected By The Basketball Hijab Ban
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Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir’s dreams were put on hold when she realized that wearing a hijab is banned by the International Basketball Federation. Now that the ban has been lifted, she has to decide if she wants to try again to make it as a professional player.
This is Bilqid Abdul-Qaadir, a record-holding former high school and college basketball star.
We interviewed Bilqis and some others about sports in a new episode of the BuzzFeed show See Something Say Something.
Her promising career was stopped short by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which previously did not allow athletes to wear hijab or any other headgear at the professional level.
Instead, Bilqis turned to activism and coaching for the past three years.