# Swiss Court Upholds Basketball Headscarf Ban January 28, 2010 Author: Staff Writer Source: BBC News A Muslim woman has failed to overturn a ban stopping her from wearing a headscarf during league basketball matches in Switzerland. Sura al-Shawk, 19, was told she could not wear a headscarf by the basketball association (ProBasket) in August 2009. A local court in Lucerne has upheld the ruling on safety grounds. ProBasket also argued the sport needed to stay religiously neutral. Ms al-Shawk can appeal again within 10 days. Ms al-Shawk is a Swiss citizen with an Iraqi background and plays for STV Luzern. See also:- [ Arts/Media ](/news-stories/artsmedia) - [ Civil Liberties/Civil Rights ](/news-stories/civil-libertiescivil-rights) - [ Courts/Justice ](/news-stories/courtsjustice) - [ Headscarf Controversies ](/news-stories/headscarf-controversies) - [ Islam in Europe ](/news-stories/islam-europe) - [ Religious Freedom ](/news-stories/religious-freedom) - [ Islam ](/religions/islam) - [ International ](/tags/international) - [ Women ](/tags/women) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)