‘I campaigned to end basketball’s hijab ban’

A Bradford woman who campaigned to end the hijab ban in professional basketball has spoken about the positive effect of taking a stand.

Asma Elbadawi was one of a group of women who started a petition to remove the ban.

The sport’s governing body Fiba had banned certain headgear as they said it was a safety issue.

This video was created as part of We Are Bradford – a BBC project with the people of the city to tell the stories which matter to them.

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