Sports, Women — February 7, 2014

Meet the Girl Who Ice-skated in the Winter Olympics Wearing a Hijab

Original article by Jamilah King published in the Color Lines on 02/10/2014

Muslim girls can do anything – including be the first to figure skate in the Sochi Winter Olympics wearing the hijab. Meet Zahra Lari.

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