Chicago area Muslim women's athletic group is about much more than sports
WILLOWBROOK, Ill. -- Many young Muslim girls did not play sports growing up â as fights to get exceptions for uniform restrictions often requiring a waiver and leading to embarrassment, or even rejection.Thus, the girls felt forced to choose between sports and faith. With ChiTown Muslimah Athletics, some women are now able to choose both faith and sports.
This allows for people to participate in athletics wearing a hijab, a turban, swim attire that is more modest, or pants rather than shorts.Thus, attire is no longer a barrier to participation in athletics.ChiTown Muslimah Athletics said the passage of the legislation was critical for Muslim girls who had been subjected to 'rigid uniform policies that violated our religious freedoms.,' and thus torn between their faith and sports.
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