On a soccer pitch in a central London park, Sisterhood Football Club - a Muslim women's team - is making a substitution. ‘Your hijab, tuck it in. It can't get in the way,’ a teammate calls out as the replacement player runs on
"Your hijab, tuck it in. It can't get in the way," a teammate calls out as the replacement player runs on.
Founded in 2018, Sisterhood has doubled in size to almost 100 players, allowing its members to enjoy playing football without anyone querying their Muslim dress code or asking why they refrain from socialising in a pub after their games. Fatima prays between matches during the Ladies Super Liga 5aside tournament at The Colombo Centre, October 9, 2022. Photographer/Hannah McKay
"Even your brothers might be like what's the point of you going all the way from west London to south east but I'll be like: 'I enjoy playing, we've got a team, this is it, we've got a match, we've got to go to do this'." So she set up the club as a way to reconcile the interest in playing sport among many Muslim women and their adherence to their faith. To underscore the point, Sisterhood's club badge features the image of a hijab, which was barred by soccer's world governing body FIFA on safety grounds in 2007. The ban was only relaxed in 2012, with the hijab fully permitted in 2014.
Sara Taleghani said she struggled to reconcile her faith and her hopes of playing sports when she was at school in Ireland. Sisterhood FC goalkeeper, Fahiima Yusuf, 19, holds the ball during a Ladies Super Liga 5aside tournament match, at The Colombo Centre, October 9, 2022. Photographer/Hannah McKay Atiya, Amilah and Rumaysa, 12, watch the Women’s FA Cup final match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium, May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
"I think the thing that honestly brings tears to my eyes is the fact that we've actually built our little community," Abdullahi said."The name Sisterhood FC, it's not by accident like we have literally built a sisterhood." Assma gestures during a Sisterhood FC training session at Dockland Settlements Community Centren, November 28, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Jannat Ssetuba inflates footballs during a Sisterhood FC training session at Dockland Settlements Community Centre, June 12, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah McKay Faezeh scores a penalty during a friendly football match against at The Colombo Centre, June 12, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah McKay Sisterhood FC and Hackney Wick FC team members chat after playing in the Ladies Super Liga 5aside tournament at The Colombo Centre, September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
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