Nouhaila Benzina made history when she stepped onto the field for Morocco at the Women’s World Cup — and not just as a player for the first Arab or North African nation ever in the tournament ...

The Marrakech Court of First Instance has ruled in favor of a student at the Lycée Victor Hugo, who was prevented from entering because of her hijab. The ruling, handed down on Friday, June 21 ...

Moroccan footballer Nouhaila Benzina is set to make history as she becomes the first-ever hijabi-wearing athlete at the Women’s World Cup. The news arrived less than three weeks after France’s ...

ADELAIDE, Australia -- Stepping onto the field against South Korea in Morocco's second Women's World Cup match, defender Nouhaila Benzina made history as the first player to wear a hijab while ...

ALBAWABA - A Moroccan influencer documented in a video how she was abused by a French man who spit on her hijab in Paris. Fatima Saidi, 22, exposed what she experienced in a post on her Instagram.

Morocco’s Benzina becomes the first senior-level Women’s World Cup player to compete in hijab “I have no doubt that more and more women and Muslim girls will look at Benzina and just really ...

Morocco defender Nouhaila Benzina (right) became the first player to wear a hijab in the Women's World Cup, as she helped her team beat South Korea, 1-0, on Sunday. BRENTON EDWARDS/AFP via Getty ...

Nouhaila Benzina became the first player to wear a hijab during a Women’s World Cup game when she spotted the Muslim headscarf in Morocco’s match against South Korea on Sunday. World governing ...

Had Morocco qualified for the Women’s World Cup a decade ago, a player who wanted to wear the hijab during a game might have been forced to choose between that and representing her country.

Morocco defender Nouhaila Benzina made history as the first player to wear a hijab while competing at a senior-level global tournament. Skip to main content Skip to navigation Menu ...

Moroccan footballer Nouhaila Benzina is set to make history as she becomes the first-ever hijabi-wearing athlete at the Women’s World Cup. The news arrived less than three weeks after France’s ...