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France's Sport Minister backs move to ban headscarf in sport / 377A9NQ
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"We are all in favour of this bill" to ban religious symbols including the Muslim headscarf in all sport competitions, says French Minister for Sport, Marie Barsacq, at a press briefing on the sidelines of the IOC Session in Greece. France's right-dominated Senate last month backed a bill to ban religious symbols including the Muslim headscarf in all sport competitions, professional and amateur, sparking accusations of discrimination from the left and rights advocates. The bill still needs a majority of votes from the lower-house National Assembly to become law, but the right-leaning government has thrown its weight behind the measure. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES