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Message: [QUOTE="meyers7, post: 2011752, member: 343"] Not sure how you got xenophobia out of this??? FIBA is an international association, and includes 213 national federations. Who's are the foreigners? Not really a issue of hatred either. The Hijab just got lumped in with a "safety issue". In a related/related note, here's an article on that issue with a local spin (for me anyway). Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir is from Springfield, MA. [URL="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/muslim-women-cant-play-professional-basketball-in-a-hijab-but-that-could-change-soon_us_57acbc4ce4b069e7e504145f"]Muslim Women Can't Play Professional Basketball In A Hijab. But That Could Change Soon. | The Huffington Post[/URL] Don't believe this will be an issue much longer, FIFA lifted their ban recently. I imagine FIBA will follow suit. [/QUOTE]