Muslim Lady Wearing Hijab Shows Playing Skill, Dribbles Men with Ball, Scores in a Video

• A young lady, Jamad Finn, is using basketball to change people's views about Muslim girls and what they could be capable of
• In a video interview by the BBC, Finn said that people are always surprised to see her playing the game while wearing a hijab
• Mixed reactions trailed her video as people were polarised between what a Muslim lady should do or not

A young lady, Jamad Finn, has broken stereotypes with her basketball skill. Her posts on social media gathered millions of views to show how popular she is in the sport.

In a video interview with the BBC, the lady said it is obvious that people have never seen a Muslim girl play basketball while wearing full Muslim traditional clothing.

I needed an excuse to play

She said that her peculiarity could be the reason why she is fairly popular online. A part of her dribbling video shows how much control she has over the ball. Her dexterity in changing the ball from both hands is amazing.

Finn said that while she was growing up, she would look for an excuse, especially someone so that her parents could let her play basketball.

A lot has changed

She added that now that she is famous for what she is doing and playing basketball, others like her can use her as an excuse to their parents to allow them to also play the game. Finn said she wished she had that while growing up. The lady said:

“A lot of people now, they see a Muslim girl doing sports and they are not surprised anymore. No one automatically thinks we don’t go outside the house or just the stereotypes that are put upon us already, people don’t think that as much.”