Hijab a safety risk, Que. taekwondo team told - CTV.ca

Updated Sun. Apr. 15 2007 8:01 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff A Quebec taekwondo team consisting mainly of Muslim girls withdrew from a tournament after they were barred from taking part while wearing their hijabs. "I feel very sad because we practised so hard," 11-year-old Bissan Mansour, who wears a hijab, told The Canadian Press on Sunday. "We pulled out for a useless reason." The team has been practicing the Korean martial art for three years, and some members have won medals in competition. The team ...