Ha! This is awesome! I love my country!

Canadian boys soccer team protest Turban ban by wearing Turbans en masse to game

Yet, from this fire came one team which provided a powerful political message with utter simplicity and sheer grace. As brought to Prep Rally’s attention by our friends at Online Sports Guys, a Qubcois under-14 coach named Ihab Leheta encouraged his players on the Brossard team — none of whom are Sikh — to play their next game wearing a turban as an act of solidarity to Quebec players who were suddenly banned from competition.

As it turns out, Leheta didn’t have to do much convincing. Instead, his young athletes understood the full ramifications of just how subjective the QSF’s ban was and were happy to provide a small flashpoint of powerful defiance.

“I told them you can either say: ‘It’s not my problem,’ or you could decide to do something to help out.

“I was so proud of them, [they understood] that today it’s Sikhs [being banned] and tomorrow it’ll be someone else.”

Can you imagine all the “OMG SHARIA LAW!!!” outrage if something like this happened here in the U.S.? (Sidenote: I am well aware Sikhs are NOT Muslims, sadly many do not understand the distinction).