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Refs call the head scarf a safety hazard.
  • Seems reasonable

    It's a custom not a commandment. Like the kippah in Judaism, it is a custom not a law. One is free to wear it or not. The excuse that Allah will smite thee dead is selfserving nonsense. I mean seriously, what if they're at a sporting event and they have to take a shower? Do they have to leave it on then too? Of course not. Muslims have to stop making a test case out of this.