A girls'
varsity basketball player in Maryland was barred from a regional final game
because she wears a hijab.
Je'Nan Hayes tried out for the girls' varsity
basketball team at her high school in Gaithersburg, Maryland. And she made the
Watkins Mill High School squad.
Though she wasn't a starter, Hayes played in all 24
games, including two postseason contests.
That playing streak ended when the referee for the
regional final said she could not play if she wore a hijab. read more
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