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Nike's hijab line for Muslim female athletes, and Sydney boys on the importance of feminism

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Nike launches a hijab line catering to Muslim female athletes, students from an all-boys school in Sydney ask the women in their lives why feminism is important to them, an Oxford singing group offers their original take on a Cyndi Lauper classic, and Indian actresses tackle "managing cleavage".

 Sportswear for Muslim female athletes

Nike has launched a sporty hijab line that Muslim female athletes helped design, and which will go on sale next year.

The female athletes involved in the design process also featured in the campaign photographs, including Egyptian runner Manal Rostom.

On her Instagram page, Manal said: "It's not easy growing up, at least in this region, being a girl. So much pressure, constraints and confusion - sometimes you want to just run away from it all."

One hijabi said that that the move by Nike was "possibly a game changer for elite athletes with top technology on offer".

Some were also hopeful that the move would normalise the presence of hijabis in sport.
Another athlete added that she was "stoked" for the line: "I played basketball and ran track for 5 years. Every season, someone had a problem with my uniform. So many Muslim girls still go through this."

Malaysian fitness coach and hijabi Esfah Lili was also on board.
"I audibly gasped when I read that @Nike was coming out with a sport hijab. It's like all my dreams have come true," a Canada-based hijabi said.

Emirati figure skater Zahra Lari, who featured in the campaign, said she was excited and proud to be "part of this incredible journey".

But several Twitter users pointed out that hijab sportswear was not new.
One user pointed out that Muslim entrepreneurs had taken this on before Nike "made it mainstream".