Islamophobia in sport: UN experts declare France’s headscarf ban discriminatory and to be overturned
A group of UN human rights experts has just issued a press release declaring that the ban on headscarves by certain French sports federations (such as soccer and basketball) is discriminatory and should be overturned.
Jaminet affair: he’s “no longer welcome” in the French team
Last Sunday, the day after his re-election as President of the French Rugby Federation (FFR), Florian Grill declared on the set of RMC that Melvyn Jaminet, a professional player prosecuted for his racist remarks, was “no longer welcome” in the French team.
Melvyn Jaminet affair: “I find it absolutely shameful”.
Marion Bartoli, sports consultant on RMC, looks back at the Jaminet affair, the French professional rugby player prosecuted for his racist remarks against the Arab community on Instagram last summer. For these remarks, he was handed a 34-week suspension by the French Rugby Federation. On the September 28 show, Bartoli expressed her indignation at the […]
