Because of the veil .. They excluded her from a running race in Ohio

A Muslim girl was disqualified from running in Ohio after reaching the finish line because of wearing a sports headscarf during the race.

Noor Abu Karam, 16, told the BBC that no one had said her uniform was against the rules until she reached the finish line.

"I felt like I was shocked by a truck, but one of them punched me in my stomach. I think it's about discrimination against me religiously."

Nour expressed her insult after the race, especially as officials had not commented on her uniform in advance.

"I looked like I was a clown who entered the race, even though I was running for those officials."

"No one has to sign a permission to wear the hijab," she says. "Rules don't have to change for me specially. I run like all the contestants. I start and end at the same line."

Nour said she had received many positive reactions from the community and the rest of the country.

Her cousin first published her story on Facebook on Friday, with 3,000 posts and 2,000 likes.

What happened to Noor sparked controversy in the United States about discrimination on the grounds of dress.

Nour took part in all season races for her school, and the hijab was not a problem in any of them, until she reached the provincial level.

When the race officials inspected the team before starting, they alerted one of Nour's players that her pants were wrong and allowed her to change him.

Noor said on her Facebook page that no one had mentioned anything about her sports headscarf, but she saw the coach discussing something with officials.

Noor finished the race - a distance of five kilometers - breaking her own record, but was surprised when she reached the finish line that her name is not on the scoreboard, and told her friends that she was excluded because of her veil.

"I am really happy that the story spread because it opened the door to a public dialogue," Nour said. "Many people approached me and said they were exposed to similar situations."

The Ohio High School Athletics Association said it was considering changing rules on religious sports uniforms starting next season.

Before the race, the coach did not submit an application to the Ohio State High School Athletics Association to explain that Nour was wearing a religious headscarf.

Although the Federation's rules do not explicitly mention the hijab, it states that religious headscarves require prior authorization.

The federation told the BBC it was "considering this restriction on sports uniforms to be modified so that religious headscarves do not require permission in the future."

"This situation could have been completely avoided if the school or the trainer had submitted the request," the federation said.

"The federation has reached out to the school and is committed to making sure that coaches are familiar with the rules of sport," the statement said.