Les Hijabeuses is a French collective which advocates for the rights of Muslim women to wear hijab while playing association football.
The group was founded in May 2020 rising to prominence because of their opposition to legislation which would have codified a ban on wearing hijab while playing organized sports.
[1] Some members of the collective, which is composed primarily of young Muslim women,[2] had been forced to give up their competitive football careers or faced other opposition when playing because of the FFF ban.
[6] Les Hijabeuses began lobbying against the amendment attracting public attention, including a letter of support signed by Eric Cantona, Lilian Thuram, and others.
[9] Élisabeth Moreno, France's gender equality minister, spoke out in favor of the group saying that French law did not prohibit playing sports while wearing hijab.