ALBAWABA - France is under fire for recently banning the hijab during its Olympics run angering human rights activists on social media, according to the Telegraph.
The country is currently being accused of "racist gender discrimination" by Amnesty International for banning athletes, specifically women who wear the Islamic Hijab.
Despite getting greenlit from the International Olympic Committee, France took the matter into its own hands and banned it solely in the country.
France under fire for Hijab ban in Olympics, accused of "racism"
Amnesty International's Anna Bluś said, "Banning French athletes from competing with sports hijabs at the Olympic and Paralympic Games makes a mockery of claims that Paris 2024 is the first Gender Equal Olympics and lays bare the racist gender discrimination that underpins access to sport in France."
X users (formerly known as Twitter) to voice their opinions with many making "racist" comments about the matter in question, here's what they had to say:
Afghanistan's Kimia Yousofi (L) and Laos' Silina Pha Aphay compete in the women's 100m heats athletics event during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on September 29, 2023. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP)
"Every sign of 'Mohammedanism' needs to be removed from Europe"
"Their country, their choice."
"Can't compete because of the hijab, then don't, Qatar banned the pride flag, were banning the hijab."
Despite facing backlash from international human rights groups including Amnesty, France doubled down and said, "Freedom of religion is interpreted in many different ways by different states," as reported by the Telegraph.
