Tabb basketball player Yasmeen Amer wears her faith with pride on court

General Sources Saturday 4th February, 2012

YORK —— There were times after Yasmeen Amer began wearing a hijab that she felt conflicted and even self-conscious. She wondered how her Tabb High classmates would react to the scarf and attire traditionally worn by practicing Muslim women as a form of modesty. And, as a typical teenager, she was anxious for her peers to admire her...

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