The final jump for Yousra Arat in Women’s High Jump final during third day of event at Baku 2017.(Sipa USA / AP)
This week we speak to Shireen Ahmed from the Burn It All Down podcast and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation about a prospective law in France that would ban the wearing of the hijab or any headscarves on the field of play.
We also have Choice Words about the Brian Flores lawsuit accusing the NFL of systemic racism in its hiring practices. Plus, Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down awards to, respectively, Brian Flores for his incredible courage into taking this course of action, and his NFL coaching colleagues who would rather sit on the sideline than speak up on this issue. All this and more on this week’s show!
Shireen Ahmed
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Dave Zirin
Twitter: @EdgeOfSports
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Dave ZirinTwitterDave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.