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Associated Press "New Sports Uniforms Level Playing Field for Muslim Girls”

2015. “New Sports Uniforms Level Playing Field for Muslim Girls” Interviewed by Jeff Baenen from Associated Press as an expert. Reprinted in, among others, Huffington Post, New York Times, and Daily Mail, July 1.

https://apnews.com/3c170781841044779758f082cdd07742/new-sports-uniforms-level-playing-field-muslim-girls




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