Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir [SEP] occupation
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir (born 11 November 1990) is a female Muslim American collegiate basketball player for the University of Memphis. She began playing varsity basketball in high school when she was an eighth grader and played for five years. She is notable for playing basketball while being completely covered showing no skin, except for her hands, and while wearing a hijab - a head-dress for Muslim women.
Not only is she successful on the court, but she is also successful in the
team player Jessica Houara-d'Hommeaux.
Professional sports Basketball.
Unlike many other sports associations, FIBA, basketball's international governing body, maintains a complete hijab ban. The regulation prohibits any headgear wider than five inches, which excludes hijabi women from participating. Since 2016, the policy has received scrutiny from hundreds of thousands of individuals on social media, a movement that was headed by NCAA players Indira Kaljo and Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir. Fellow players Ezdihar Abdulmula, Asma Elbadawi, Ki-Ke Rafiu, Raisa Aribatul, Raabya