Posted AT 1:04 PM EDT on 27/02/07
Charest backs soccer referee in hijab flap
SAINT-SAUVEUR, Que. — The world's top soccer rule-makers say it is okay for players to wear hijabs during their games, but Quebec Liberal Leader Jean Charest insists that the referee who kicked out a scarf-wearing 11-year-old from a soccer tournament did the right thing.
"They have their rules, and they're for safety.
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