She wants other UK schools to take notice
A Lancashire footballer who campaigned to allow Muslim girls to wear sports hijabs during physical education lessons is hoping the campaign will go nationwide.
The school's policy was originally put in place for health and safety reasons, but it has now been changed. The 16-year-old has played football for about four years as part of a programme at Football Beyond Borders , a social inclusion charity that helped her push for change at her school. In a short film directed by Alina Akbar in partnership with creative agency Youth Beyond Borders , Aurora Media and Fifa+, Ms Hussain said: “I wanted Umme and the girls to feel like they were supported by the school.
With England’s Lionesses playing their first match at the Women’s World Cup against Haiti on Saturday morning, Umme said: “I’m very excited, I can’t wait.
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